lastly

/ˈlɑːstli/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈlæstli/ (ame, ipa)

lastly — adverb

1. as the final item that comes after everything else already mentioned, often used

1.副詞B1
釋義

as the final item that comes after everything else already mentioned, often used to introduce your last point in a speech or list.

例句

Meera thanked her parents, her coach, and lastly her younger brother for cheering her on.

sentence-final 'lastly' before the closing item in a list

Lastly, please remember to turn off the lights before leaving the classroom each evening.

sentence-initial 'Lastly,' introducing the final instruction

同義詞
  • finally

    wider use: also means 'after a long delay'; 'lastly' is only for closing an enumeration

  • in conclusion

    more formal; typical in essays and presentations rather than everyday lists

  • last of all

    slightly more emphatic; common in spoken English

  • to conclude

    formal speech-closing phrase; less common in casual writing

反義詞
  • firstly

    marks the first item in the same kind of enumerated list

  • first of all

    spoken counterpart to 'firstly'

文法句型

Lastly, + clause

Used to introduce the final item in a list or sequence

用法筆記

Almost always sentence-initial (followed by a comma) when closing a spoken or written list, or sentence-medial after 'and' before the final list item. Distinguish from 'finally', which can also mean 'after a long wait' — 'lastly' only marks the last item in an enumeration.

常見錯誤

❌Lastly, I waited for hours and the bus came.
✅Finally, after waiting for hours, the bus came.
💡'lastly' marks the last item in a list, not the end of a long wait.
❌At lastly, we arrived home.
✅At last, we arrived home.
💡'lastly' cannot follow 'at'; the fixed phrase is 'at last'.