latter
柯林斯词典
1. PRON When two people, things, or groups have just been mentioned, you can refer to the second of them as the latter. 后者['the' PRON]
He tracked down his cousin and uncle. The latter was sick. 他追踪找到了他的堂兄和叔叔。后者病了。
2. ADJ Latter is also an adjective. 后面的[ADJ n]
There are the people who speak after they think and the people who think while they're speaking. Mike definitely belongs in the latter category. 有些人先想后说，有些人边想边说。迈克当然属于后一类人。
3. ADJ You use latter to describe the later part of a period of time or event. 晚期的[ADJ n]
He is getting into the latter years of his career. 他正进入职业生涯的晚期。
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latter /ˈlætə/
剑桥词典
- near or towards the end of something
- She was born in the latter half of the 18th century .
- The latter half of the play was more interesting .
- He was killed in the latter stages of the war .
- The latter part of the book was hardest to write.
- The problems arose in the latter part of the project .. 返回 latter
后半程的，靠后的，末尾的
Building of the new library should begin in the latter part of next year . 新图书馆的建设应该在明年下半年开工。
In the latter stages of the fight he began to tire . 到那场拳击赛的后半段他开始支持不住了。
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