later

形容词 adj. 副词 adv. 感叹词 intj.
中文释义
英 /ˈleɪ.tə/    美 /ˈleɪ.tɚ/|[ˈleɪ̯.ɾɚ]

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. comparative form of late: more late comparative,form-of
    — Jim was later than John.
  2. Coming afterward in time (used with than when comparing with another time).
    — The Victorian era is a later period of English history than the Elizabethan era.
  3. Coming afterward in distance (following an antecedent distance as embedded within an adverbial phrase)
    — I felt some leg pain during the first mile of my run and I strained my calf two miles later.
  4. At some time in the future.
    — The meeting was adjourned to a later date.
副词 adv.
  1. comparative form of late: more late comparative,form-of
    — You came in late yesterday and today you came in even later.
  2. Afterward in time (used with than when comparing with another time).
    — My roommate arrived first. I arrived later.
  3. At some unspecified time in the future.
    — I wanted to do it now, but I’ll have to do it later.
  4. What if (something problematic or unanticipated happens); if not (something undesirable will happen). Manglish,Singlish
    — Compare Malay nanti (“later; if not”)
    What if you fall asleep?
感叹词 intj.
  1. See you later; goodbye. slang
    — Later, dude.

词汇关系

近义词
hereafter someday
反义词
earlier once
衍生词
catch you later I kill you later neverthelater no later than you later alligator shoot first and ask questions later smell ya later smell you later sooner rather than later sooner than later to be named later

词源

词源 1
* Adverb: From Middle English later, latere, from Old English lator, equivalent to late + -er.
* Adjective: From Middle English later, latere, from Old English lætra, equivalent to late + -er.
Cognate with Saterland Frisian leeter (“later”), West Frisian letter (“later”), Dutch later (“later”), German Low German later (“later”).
词源 2
* Adverb: From Middle English later, latere, from Old English lator, equivalent to late + -er.
* Adjective: From Middle English later, latere, from Old English lætra, equivalent to late + -er.
Cognate with Saterland Frisian leeter (“later”), West Frisian letter (“later”), Dutch later (“later”), German Low German later (“later”).
词源 3
* Adverb: From Middle English later, latere, from Old English lator, equivalent to late + -er.
* Adjective: From Middle English later, latere, from Old English lætra, equivalent to late + -er.
Cognate with Saterland Frisian leeter (“later”), West Frisian letter (“later”), Dutch later (“later”), German Low German later (“later”).
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