diff --git a/frontend/src/api/types.ts b/frontend/src/api/types.ts
index 19ebcf4..25a12cb 100644
--- a/frontend/src/api/types.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/api/types.ts
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ export interface FeedSortTab {
 }
 
 export const DEFAULT_FEED_SORT_TABS: FeedSortTab[] = [
-  { id: 'reply', label: '新评论', enabled: true },
+  { id: 'reply', label: '最新', enabled: true },
   { id: 'latest', label: '新帖子', enabled: true },
   { id: 'hot', label: '推荐帖', enabled: true },
 ];
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/FeedSortBar.tsx b/frontend/src/components/FeedSortBar.tsx
index b9527cb..dd20b57 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/FeedSortBar.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/FeedSortBar.tsx
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import type { FeedSortTab } from '../api/types';
 export type FeedSort = 'latest' | 'reply' | 'hot';
 
 const SORT_META: Record<FeedSort, { hint: string; icon: typeof Clock }> = {
-  reply: { hint: '最近有人评论', icon: MessageCircle },
+  reply: { hint: '按最近活动（发帖或评论）', icon: MessageCircle },
   latest: { hint: '按发帖时间', icon: Clock },
   hot: { hint: '仅展示推荐帖', icon: BadgeCheck },
 };
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/admin/FeedSortTabList.tsx b/frontend/src/components/admin/FeedSortTabList.tsx
index 38c8b76..498ebfa 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/admin/FeedSortTabList.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/admin/FeedSortTabList.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import type { FeedSortId, FeedSortTab } from '../../api/types';
 import { normalizeFeedSortTabs } from '../../utils/feedSortTabs';
 
 const TAB_META: Record<FeedSortId, { hint: string; placeholder: string }> = {
-  reply: { hint: '按最后评论时间', placeholder: '新评论' },
+  reply: { hint: '按最近活动（发帖或评论）', placeholder: '最新' },
   latest: { hint: '按发帖时间', placeholder: '新帖子' },
   hot: { hint: '仅展示推荐帖', placeholder: '推荐帖' },
 };
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/admin/AdminSettingsPage.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/admin/AdminSettingsPage.tsx
index 1d316f7..276d9f3 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/admin/AdminSettingsPage.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/admin/AdminSettingsPage.tsx
@@ -952,7 +952,7 @@ export default function AdminSettingsPage() {
                 <div className="admin-settings-subsection">
                   <h4 className="admin-settings-subsection-title">首页排序标签</h4>
                   <p className="admin-settings-subsection-desc">
-                    拖拽调整顺序；在「显示名称」框中改首页文案；右侧开关控制启停。第一个启用项为默认排序
+                    拖拽调整顺序；在「显示名称」框中改首页文案；右侧开关控制启停。第一个启用项为默认排序。「最新」按发帖与评论的最近时间混排
                   </p>
                   <FeedSortTabList
                     tabs={normalizeFeedSortTabs(limits.feed_sort_tabs ?? DEFAULT_FEED_SORT_TABS)}
diff --git a/frontend/src/utils/feedSortTabs.ts b/frontend/src/utils/feedSortTabs.ts
index 533e63f..163c52f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/utils/feedSortTabs.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/utils/feedSortTabs.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { DEFAULT_FEED_SORT_TABS } from '../api/types';
 const FEED_SORT_IDS: FeedSortId[] = ['reply', 'latest', 'hot'];
 
 const DEFAULT_LABELS: Record<FeedSortId, string> = {
-  reply: '新评论',
+  reply: '最新',
   latest: '新帖子',
   hot: '推荐帖',
 };
diff --git a/handler/ssr_home.go b/handler/ssr_home.go
index 929a03d..7271ca3 100644
--- a/handler/ssr_home.go
+++ b/handler/ssr_home.go
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ func writeSSRFeed(b *strings.Builder, boot homeBootPayload, meta homeSSRMeta) {
 		tabs := boot.Limits.FeedSortTabs
 		if len(tabs) == 0 {
 			tabs = []service.FeedSortTab{
-				{ID: service.FeedSortReply, Label: "新评论", Enabled: true},
+				{ID: service.FeedSortReply, Label: "最新", Enabled: true},
 				{ID: service.FeedSortLatest, Label: "新帖子", Enabled: true},
 				{ID: service.FeedSortHot, Label: "推荐帖", Enabled: true},
 			}
diff --git a/service/post.go b/service/post.go
index e7bd22d..52eeb38 100644
--- a/service/post.go
+++ b/service/post.go
@@ -357,18 +357,12 @@ func (s *PostService) List(q PostListQuery) ([]model.Post, int64, error) {
 	}
 	switch sortKey {
 	case "reply":
-		// 有回复的帖子优先，按最后回复时间倒序；无回复的帖子沉底（仅计已公开评论）
-		db = db.Order(`(
-			SELECT COUNT(*) FROM comments
-			WHERE comments.post_id = posts.id AND comments.deleted_at IS NULL
-			AND comments.status = 'published'
-		) > 0 DESC`)
-		db = db.Order(`(
+		// 最近活动：按最后公开评论时间与发帖时间的较晚者倒序（零回复新帖也能靠前）
+		db = db.Order(`COALESCE((
 			SELECT MAX(created_at) FROM comments
 			WHERE comments.post_id = posts.id AND comments.deleted_at IS NULL
 			AND comments.status = 'published'
-		) DESC`)
-		db = db.Order("posts.created_at DESC")
+		), posts.created_at) DESC`)
 	case "hot":
 		// 仅推荐帖：按互动再按 id
 		db = db.Order("like_count desc, view_count desc")
@@ -384,7 +378,7 @@ func normalizePostSort(sort string) string {
 	case "latest", "hot":
 		return sort
 	default:
-		// 含空串 / reply：默认新评论
+		// 含空串 / reply：默认最近活动
 		return "reply"
 	}
 }
diff --git a/service/settings.go b/service/settings.go
index 4ece551..9db0f24 100644
--- a/service/settings.go
+++ b/service/settings.go
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ var feedSortTabDefaultOrder = []string{
 }
 
 var feedSortTabDefaultLabels = map[string]string{
-	FeedSortReply:  "新评论",
+	FeedSortReply:  "最新",
 	FeedSortLatest: "新帖子",
 	FeedSortHot:    "推荐帖",
 }
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ var forumSettingDefs = []settingDef{
 
 var feedSettingDefaults = map[string]string{
 	SettingFeedListStyle: "title",
-	SettingFeedSortTabs:  `[{"id":"reply","label":"新评论","enabled":true},{"id":"latest","label":"新帖子","enabled":true},{"id":"hot","label":"推荐帖","enabled":true}]`,
+	SettingFeedSortTabs:  `[{"id":"reply","label":"最新","enabled":true},{"id":"latest","label":"新帖子","enabled":true},{"id":"hot","label":"推荐帖","enabled":true}]`,
 }
 
 var asideSettingDefaults = map[string]string{