英语词汇latter怎么读，是什么意思，单词翻译、读音、固定搭配用法和短语词组及例句-英汉双解词典

单词

latter

释义

latter ★★★

FUNCTION WORD

/ˈlætə/

	Latter can be used in the following ways:

	Latter 有以下用法
	as an adjective (only before a noun)用作形容词（仅用于名词前）: the latter half of 1996 1996年的后半年 He considered his students either geniuses or idiots, and I fell into the latter category. 在他眼里，他的学生要么是天才要么是傻瓜，而我被归类为后者。

	as a pronoun (after ‘the’ )用作代词（用于the 之后）: Given a choice between Tahiti and Hawaii, I’ d prefer the latter. 要在塔希提岛和夏威夷二者之间选一个的话，我更喜欢后者。

formal used for referring to the second of two people , things, or groups that have just been mentioned （所提及二者中的）后者

He did well in both schoolwork and sport and won a number of medals in the latter (=in sport) . 他在学业和体育两方面表现都很出色，在后者上还赢得了数枚奖牌。

Two treaties were signed, in 1990 and 1998, but only the latter agreement was considered valid. 1990年和1998年签订的两份条约中，只有后面那份被认为是有效的。

used for describing the later part of a period of time （一段时间或一个时期）后半部分的

She maintained her interest in Latin during her latter years. 在她的后半生中，她仍然保持着对拉丁语的兴趣。

Total profit was £550 million in the latter half of 1998. 1998年下半年的总利润为5.5亿英镑。

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