近来，最近，不久前　in the recent past and up until now

　Have you seen him lately?　你最近见到过他吗?
　They haven't written lately.　他们最近没有通信。
　I don't like reading novels lately.　近来我不喜欢读小说。
　I don't like your mamma lately.　最近我不喜欢你的妈妈。
　She's only lately begun working here.　最近她才开始在这儿工作。
　Bright came lately.　布赖特是最近来的。

 ♣ late, lately, of late, recently
　参见late条。

　你最近在干什么　?
　［误］ What are you doing lately?
　［正］ What have you been doing lately?
　他最近要出国。
　［误］ He will go abroad lately.
　［正］ He will go abroad soon.
　［析］ lately这个表示“近来”“最近”的时间状语通常与完成时或过去时连用，不与现在时连用，一般也不与将来时连用。

　［同义词］ latterly, recently
　［同义词］ formerly