recently

最近、先日

今からあまり時間がたっていない過去の時点で。

やさしい英語で： A short time before now.

• I saw her recently.
• They have recently moved to a new house.
• A recently opened café serves excellent coffee.

類義語： not long ago, a short while ago

よく使う表現： recently published, recently arrived, until recently

最近、このところ

今に近い、最近の一定の期間に。

やさしい英語で： During the period of time just before now.

• I have been tired recently.
• Has the weather been warmer recently?
• We have not been seeing much of each other recently.

類義語： lately, of late

よく使う表現： more recently, especially recently, recently been busy