late和lately的区别：含义不同、词性不同、用法不同。late可作形容词和副词，作为形容词时，意为在晚年、迟到、近深夜的，作为副词时，意为接近末期、临近日暮、接近午夜；而lately只作副词，意为最近、近来、不久前。
一、late的中文释义及用法介绍
1、作为形容词时，意为接近末期;在晚年;迟到;迟发生;迟做;近日暮的;近深夜的。
例句：In later life he started playing golf.
他晚年才开始打高尔夫球。
We apologize for the late arrival of this train.
我们对本趟列车的晚点表示歉意。
Let's go home─it's getting late.
咱们回家吧，时间不早了。
2、作为副词时，意为迟;晚;接近末期;在晚年;临近日暮;接近午夜。
例句：Can I stay up late tonight?
我今晚可以晚点儿睡吗？
He became an author late in life .
他到晚年才成为作家。
Late that evening, there was a knock at the door.
那天深夜，有人敲过门。
二、lately的中文释义及用法介绍
lately作为副词，意为最近;新近;近来;不久前。
例句：It's only lately that she's been well enough to go out.
她只是最近才康复，可出去走一走了。
She had lately returned from India.
不久前她从印度回来了。
She's been having a tough time of it lately.
她最近的日子一直很难熬。
Have you observed any changes lately?
最近你注意到什么变化没有？
I haven't heard from him lately.
我最近没接到他的来信。
