| 释义 |
latter/ˈlætə/adj. 1 (prec. by 前接 the, this etc.; usu. absol. [通常含宾]) the second-mentioned or disp. last-mentioned person or thing (opp. 反义 FORMER 3) (两者的)后者；[异议]最后提到的人(或物) 2 nearer to the end 更接近末了的 the latter part of the year 年末 3 recent 近来的 4 belonging to the end of a period, of the world, etc. (时段、世界等)末了的，后期的；后世的 [Old English lœtra, comparative of lœt LATE]■ Usage 用法说明 The use of latter to mean ‘last-mentioned of three or more’ is considered incorrect by some people. 用 latter 表示 ‘3 个或 3 个以上中的最后一个 ’ ，有些人认为这种用法是错误的。 |