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a. 后者的, 较后的, 近来的

发音

/ˈlæt.ə(ɹ)/
US /ˈlæt.ɚ/
US /ˈlæɾ.ɚ/

教材释义与例句

形容词

后者的；近来的；后面的；较后的

being the second of two people or things, or the last in a list just mentioned

In the latter case, buyers pay a 15% commission.

在后一种情况下，买家付15%的佣金。

释义与例句

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  1. 1.

    Relating to or being the second of two items.

    后者

    The archaic past participle shapen is only used in misshapen, ill-shapen, and well-shapen (the latter two are much less common, though).

  2. 2.

    Near (or nearer) to the end.

    the latter part of the century

  3. 3.

    In the past, but close (or closer) to the present time.

    In his latter years my dad became very absent-minded.

词汇关系

形容词

反义词 1

former

近义相关 1

last-mentioned

相关短语

Latter Day Saint Latter Day Saints latter end latter ends Latter-day Saint 后期圣徒（指美国基督教新教摩门教徒） at latter Lammas Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 耶稣基督末世圣徒教会 Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

词源

From Old English lætra, comparative form of læt (“late”). Doublet of later; also, cognate with last, whose doublet is latest.

来源：wiktionary