latter 详细解释

latter

['lætə]

adj.后者的, 后面的

a.[B]

1. 后面的; 后半的; 末了的

This latter point was of great importance.

后面这点极为重要。

2. (两者中)后者的

Here are Tom and David; the latter is my brother.

这是汤姆和戴维; 后者是我的兄弟。

3. 最近的; 现今的

His health has been deteriorating in these latter years.

最近几年他的健康越来越差。

词形变化

副词: latterly |

词义辨析

同义:

a.后面的; 后半的

later  more recent  

反义:

a.后面的; 最近的; 后者的

former  

英英释义

名词 latter:

the second of two or the second mentioned of two

形容词 latter:

referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)

补充

latterlatter英:[ˈlætə] 美:[ˈlætɚ]adj.1.后半的, 接近终了的He'll go to school in the latter part of the year.后半年他将上学了。2.后者的This latter point is of great importance.这后一个论点是非常重要的。

例句

1. He tracked down his cousin and uncle. The latter was sick.他找到了他的堂兄和叔叔。他叔叔生病了。 2. The latter is the more expensive of the two systems.后者是两个系统中成本较高的。 3. Men still outnumber women, though the latter are catching up.男性仍然比女性多, 尽管女性的人数正逐渐赶上来。 4. The former lives in the US, the latter in Australia.前者住在美国, 后者住在澳大利亚。 5. in the latter half of the 17th century在17世纪下半叶 6. I prefer the latter version to the former.比起前一种说法, 我更喜欢后面那种说法。 7. the latter half of 1989.1989年下半年。 8. heart disease dogged his latter years.心脏病紧紧困扰了他生命的最后几年。 9. the project has had low cash flows in latter years.该项目近年来现金流量低。 10. the Russians could advance into either Germany or Austria — they chose the latter option.俄国人可以攻入德国或奥地利——他们选择了后者。 11. [as noun]the President appoints the Prime Minister and, on the latter's advice, the rest of the government.总统任命总理，并根据后者提议任命其余政府官员。 12. Interest rates should fall in the latter half of the year.利率当会在下半年下调。 13. the latter stages of the process工序的后几个阶段 14. We'll go in the latter half of the year.我们将在下半年去。 15. In his latter years he became blind.晚年的时候他失明了。 16. "Of these two options, the former is less expensive, while the latter is less risky."在这两个选择中，前者比较便宜，而后者风险比较小。 17. "He has cars and trucks, and even though the former are easier to drive, the latter are more useful."他有轿车和卡车，虽然前者比较好开，可后者更实用。 18. "Of chicken, fish, and meat, I like the latter best. [=I like meat the best]"在鸡、鱼、肉当中，我最喜欢吃肉。 19. "The President—or, if the latter is too busy, the Vice President—will see you shortly."校长——如果他太忙的话，副校长——会马上见你。

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