喜樂美語
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    rB1

    /ˈleɪtli/

    During the recent past until now, especially over the past few days or weeks.

    最近；近來

    例句逐字對照、搭配詞、易混淆字

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核心畫面

Picture a window of time that starts a little way back and runs right up to this moment — the last few days or weeks, with now at the far edge. Because that window is still open, the sentence usually keeps a foot in the present too.

可以想成：一段時間的窗口，從不久前開始，一路延伸到此刻——最近這幾天或幾週，而「現在」就站在窗口的邊緣。正因為這扇窗…更多收起可以想成：一段時間的窗口，從不久前開始，一路延伸到此刻——最近這幾天或幾週，而「現在」就站在窗口的邊緣。正因為這扇窗還沒關上，句子通常也會有一隻腳留在現在。

原始詞典資料3 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

latelyadv/ˈleɪt.li/

  • 1

    Recently; not long ago; of late; not long since.

    • I'd lately returned from Japan.
    • It's only lately that I've been well enough to get out of bed.
  • 2

    slangIn a late manner; after-the-fact.

    • Don't try to come lately and change your answer now after you've heard everyone else's response.
  • 3

    Formerly.

    • David George Philip Cholmondeley, The Marquess of CHOLMONDELEY, K.C.V.O., lately Lord Great Chamberlain, Royal Household.
    • The ¼th of the manor of Dunterdon is held of the king by knight's service as of his honour of Okehampton, now in the king's hands by reason of the atteinture of Henry lately Marquis of Exeter for high treason, and is worth 55s 6d yearly.

資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。