be.lat.ed HbI5leI7tId, $-tId adj coming later than expected 来迟的 Two days after he had crashed my car he made a belated apology. 他撞了我的车，两天后他向我补道歉。 They did make a belated attempt to reduce the noise. 他们为减少噪音而努力，可惜已经太迟了。 Belated birthday greetings! 迟到的生日祝福！