“late”和“lately”的区别是：late有形容词和副词词性，而lately只有副词词性。
“late” 英 [leɪt] 美 [let]
adj. 晚的；迟的；已故的；最近的
adv. 晚；迟；最近；在晚期
“lately”英 ['leɪtlɪ] 美 ['letli]
adv. 近来，不久前
“late”例句：
Better late than never.
迟做总比不做的好。
I was shut out for being five minutes late.
我就迟到了五分钟，便被关在了门外。
She radiotelephoned her mother to say she would be late.
她给母亲打无线电话说她要晚到。
I fear I am late.
我恐怕要迟到了。
Look! It's late. Mother will grumble again.
你瞧，这么晚了，妈妈又该唠叨了!
The late dinner disgruntled my father.
晚饭太晚让我父亲气恼了。
If you're late, your mother will worry for you.
你要是回家晚了，你妈会牵挂你的。
It's never late to mend. Let's swing going.
任何时候都不会晚，咱们这就走吧。
“lately”例句：
Mary has drawn away lately.
近来玛丽不合群(或不与人往来)。
George has taken up with Lucy lately.
近来乔治和露西好上了。
Orders have been falling off lately;we must advertise more.
近来订货减少，我们必须加大广告力度。