lastly
- adv. 最后
- Definition
- adv. after everything else, as the last point or step
- Example
- Lastly, remember to lock the door before you leave the office.
- 最后,离开办公室前别忘了锁门。
Synonyms & Differences 近义词辨析
Compared meaning: last, used to introduce the ending (adverb).
比较义项:表示“最后、终于”,用于引出结尾(副词)。
- finally
Emphasizes that something happened after a long wait, delay or effort, often with a sense of relief or achievement; used in narratives, not in listing points.
强调经过长时间的等待、延误或努力之后终于发生某事,常带有如释重负或达成目标的意味,多用于叙事,而非用于列举要点。
After hours of driving, we finally reached the beach.
开了几个小时的车之后,我们终于到达了海滩。
- lastly 本词
Introduces the final item or step in a list or sequence; formal and structural, common in speeches, instructions or writing organized into points, with no sense of delay or difficulty.
用于列举要点或步骤时引出最后一项,语气正式、结构性强,常见于演讲、说明或分条陈述,不含“历经波折才发生”的意味。
Lastly, remember to lock the door before you leave the office.
最后,离开办公室前记得锁好门。
Finally and lastly can both mean 'last', but they are used differently. Finally emphasizes something happening after a long wait or effort, with relief, common in stories. Lastly introduces the final point in a formal list or speech, with no sense of delay or difficulty.
finally 和 lastly 都可译为“最后”,但语气不同:finally 强调经过一段时间的等待、波折或努力之后终于发生,常带有如释重负的意味,多用于叙事;lastly 用于正式列举要点或步骤时引出最后一项,语气客观、结构性强,不含“历经周折才发生”的意味。