late/lately

late /leit/ I. adj. (later, latest) 1. 迟到的：I was too late by five minutes for the train.我迟到五分钟，没赶上火车。 at the latest最迟，最晚：All new cars will be required to meet this standard by 1997 at the latest. 要求所有的新车最迟于1997年前达到这一标准。be late for迟到：He is often late for school.他常常上学迟到。 2. 晚的，晚期的：in the late 19th century 在十九世纪末叶［考句］In Britain, the best season of the year is probably late spring.英国一年中最好的季节也许是晚春 3.近来的；最近的：the late floods最近的大水 4. 已故的，前…：the late president 前总统；her late husband 她已故的丈夫 ‖II. adv. 迟，晚：come late 迟来；sit up late 坐到深夜；迟迟不睡

 lately /ˈleitli/ adv. 近来，最近：What have you been doing lately? 你近来一直在干些什么? A sad accident happened lately. 最近出了一次恶性事故。