latter
latter 英 [ˈlætə(r)] 美 [ˈlætɚ]
adj. 后来的；后面的 n. 后者
名词复数:latters
- When you are comparing two things, the first one is known as the former and the second as the latter. For example, George Bush and George W. Bush were both U. S. presidents. The latter was the son of the former.
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- adj. 后来的；后面的
- n. 后者
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1. The latter point is the most important.
后面提及的那一点是最重要的。
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2. the latter half of the year
下半年
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3. He presented two solutions. The latter seems much better.
他提出了两个解决方案，后一个看起来要好得多。
- latter (adj.) Old English lætra "slower," comparative of læt "late" (see late (adj.)). Meaning "belonging to a subsequent period" is from c. 1200. Sense of "that has been mentioned second of two or last" is first recorded 1550s.
- latter (adv.) Old English lator, "more slowly," comparative of late. From c. 1200 as "at a later time." Old English also had lætemest (adv.) "lastly, finally."
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