latter
形容词 adj.
美 /ˈlæt.ɚ/|[ˈlæɾ.ɚ]
英文释义
形容词 adj.
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Relating to or being the second of two items.
— The archaic past participle shapen is only used in misshapen, ill-shapen, and well-shapen (the latter two are much less common, though).
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Near (or nearer) to the end.
— the latter part of the century
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In the past, but close (or closer) to the present time.
— In his latter years my dad became very absent-minded.
词汇关系
词源
From Middle English latter, lattere, lattre, from Old English lætra, comparative form of læt (“late”). Equivalent to late + -er, thus a doublet of later; also, related to last, whose doublet is latest.
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