latter 核心詞議:
n. 后者;近來的;后面的
n. (兩者之間的)后者(the -)
latter 基本解釋
速記方法
速記技巧
聯想記憶法
late遲到;-ter人。遲到的人都是【后來者】,遲到的要坐到【后面】。
知識擴展
詞語辨析
latter,late。這兩個詞共同的意思是“較晚的”“較后的”。它們的區別是:
1.late指在一個具體時間之后;而latter指一段時間或一個時期的“后一半的”“接近終了的”,還可以指在時間或順序上的“后者的”“近來的”。
例如She returned in the late afternoon她下午很晚才返回來。
He mentioned it in the latter part of his speech.他在演講的后面提到了它。
2.late只能用于時間;latter則除了可以用于時間外,還可以用于順序。
例如The train was ten minutes late.那趟火車晚了10分鐘。
Of the pig and the cow,the latter is more valuable.豬和牛相比,后者更有價值。
3.latter只能用于名詞之前作定語,而late還可用作表語。
單詞解說
來自late的比較級形式。
反義單詞
former adj.前者的;之前
latter 變化形式
易混淆的單詞: Latter
中文詞源:
latter 后者的
來自late的比較級形式。
latter
精選例句
1、 Two years latter, dad started his own business, which wasn't doing so well.
兩年后,爸爸開始了自己的生意,生意并不好。[機器自動翻譯,如有錯誤,感謝糾錯]
2、 While the former provides knowledge,the latter brings emotional experiences.
前者提供知識,而后者帶來情感體驗。
1、 Students are placed in small groups with counselors (trained seniors on campus); they have access to cultural and ethnic affinity(聯系)groups, tutoring centers and also have a summer orientation specifically for first-generation students (the latter being one of the most common programs for students).
學生被分成小組,輔導員(校園里受過訓練的高年級學生);他們有機會參加文化和民族親和團體、輔導中心,也有專門為第一代學生舉辦的夏季迎新活動(后者是學生最常見的項目之一)。
1、 The latter step would largely offset the financial burden of annually pre-funding retiree health care, thus addressing a long-standing complaint by the USPS and its unions.
后一步驟將在很大程度上抵消每年為退休人員醫療保健預先撥款的財政負擔,從而解決了美國郵政及其工會長期以來的抱怨。
常見考點例句:
- I believe the evidence overwhelmingly supports the latter .
- 我認為各項證據壓倒性地支持后者。
- The former will soon discover they cannot do without the profligacy of the latter .
- 不過前者很快就會意識到,它們離不開后者的肆意揮霍。
- Employment is unambiguously higher in the latter scenario .
- 在后面的情況下雇傭的工人也確實更多。
- The latter is unique among the file sharing hosts mentioned in this article .
- 后面的幾點在本文提到的托管商中是獨一無二的。
- The latter is far more likely .
- 后者的可能性要大得多。