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🔑 lat·terBrE /ˈlætə(r)/NAmE /ˈlætər/ adjective [only before noun] 🔑 used to refer to the second of two things or people mentioned (提及的两者中)后者的◆He chose the latter option.他选择了后者。◆The latter point is the most important. 后面提及的那一点是最重要的。nearer to the end of a period of time than the beginning 后半期的;后面的◆the latter half of the year 下半年recent 最近的◆In latter years, the population has grown a lot here.这里的人口最近几年增长了很多。 ➡ compare former 🔑 lat·terBrE /ˈlætə(r)/NAmE /ˈlætər/ nounthe latter (the latter) the second of two things or people mentioned (提及的两者中)后者◆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。◆The town has a concert hall and two theatres. The latter were both built in the 1950s. 这座城镇有一个音乐厅和两个剧院。这两个剧院都是在 20 世纪 50 年代建成的。 |