lately 和 recently 在很多人眼里就是一样的,那事实是什么呢?

若不是意思相近,lately 和 recently 是死活不会被扯到一块的,但是不管它们之间有什么区别,小编我始终觉得存在就是合理的,如果 lately 够用,为什么会有 recently,反之亦然。

可能你翻遍所有的权威字典,关于 lately 和 recently 的明确区别,估计你是很难找到的;能被找到的都是一些差不多一样的区别,那么我们先从它们差不多一样的区别开始往真相出发。


Lately 和 recently 一般情况下通用,特别是用于现在完成时和现在完成进行时,它们基本上是互为备份,讨论的是过去的情况且现在还在继续,例如:
They haven't written to each other lately/recently.
他们最近没有通信。
Have you seen any good movies lately/recently?
你最近看过什么好电影吗?
Alice has been sick a lot recently/lately.
爱丽丝最近病得很厉害。
They've been seeing a lot of each other recently/lately.
他们近来老泡在一起。

但是今天的重点是研究它们不能通用的情况,在以下情况中,它们不能通用,也是大家比较认同的“规则”,比如:
1. recently 可以置于过去分词之前,而 lately 不行,例如:
最近出版的书
a recently published book (正确)
a lately published book (错误)
最近上映的电影
a recently released movie (正确)
a lately released movie (错误)
最近完成的项目
a recently completed project (正确)
a lately completed project (错误)
最近宣布的运动
a recently announced campaign (正确)
a lately announced campaign (错误)
最近发现的行星
a recently discovered planet (正确)
a lately discovered planet (错误)
2. 在一些组合中,用 recently,而不用 lately,例如 as recently as, more recently,most recently 或 until recently 等,例如:
I was going to paint the room white, but more recently I've been considering a light blue.
我本来打算把房间漆成白色,但最近我一直在考虑用浅蓝色。
As recently as a year ago, he was a former Olympic champion.
就在一年前,他还是前奥运冠军。
Until recently they were living in York.
他们不久以前还住在约克。
3. recently 可用于一般过去时(发生在过去的某个时间点),用来讨论不久前发生的事情,而 lately 不可以,这也是很多人觉得 recently 用于时间点,而 lately 用于时间段,例如:
他最近发现了真相。
He discovered the truth recently. (正确)
He discovered the truth lately. (错误)
我们不久以前收到了他的一封信。
We received a letter from him recently. (正确)
We received a letter from him lately. (错误)
这家银行最近在德国开设了一家分行。
The bank opened a branch in Germany recently. (正确)
The bank opened a branch in Germany lately. (错误)

但是在一些非正式的场合中,lately 可用于一般现在时或现在进行时,而 recently 不这样用,因为按照定义,recently 意为“not long ago”,反应的时间必须始于过去的某个时间,例如:
她最近似乎很高兴。
She seems to be happy lately. (正确)
She seems to be happy recently. (错误)
他最近很小心。
He’s being very careful lately. (正确)
He’s being very careful recently. (错误)

就像开头说的,存在就是合理的。总结一下 lately 和 recently 的区别就是:
1. 当两者用于现在完成时或现在完成进行时,是互为替身。
2. 因为 recently 必须总是与过去的时间联系起来,所以它还可以用于一般过去时,那么它不用于一般现在或现在进行时;而 lately 在某些场合中可以用于一般现在时和现在进行时。
3. recently 可置于过去分词之前和用于比较句型,而 lately 不可。
一顿分析猛如虎,分来分去还是挺有结果的嘛,因此存在就是合理的,很多时候感觉都会的语法也都只是一种感觉,学习要认真,有的时候也要较真。
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