- 词义辨析
late, latter
这两个词共同的意思是“较晚的”“较后的”。它们的区别是:
1.late指在一个具体时间之后;而latter指一段时间或一个时期的“后一半的”“接近终了的”,还可以指在时间或顺序上的“后者的”“近来的”。例如:
She returned in the late afternoon.她下午很晚才返回来。
He mentioned it in the latter part of his speech.他在演讲的后面提到了它。
2.late只能用于时间;latter则除了可以用于时间外,还可以用于顺序。例如:
The train was ten minutes late.那趟火车晚了10分钟。
Of the pig and the cow, the latter is more valuable.猪和牛相比,后者更有价值。
3.latter只能用于名词之前作定语,而late还可用作表语。
last, latest
这两个词都是late的最高级。它们的区别是:
在正式用法中, last表示“顺序上的最后”;而latest则表示“时间上的最近”。例如:
This is his latest book,I hope it's not his last.这是他最近的著作,我希望这不是他的最后著作。
late, lately, of late, recently
这是一组同根词,都表示时间的“迟”“晚”“近”。它们的区别是:
late的意思是“迟”“晚”,反义词是early;lately的意思是“不久前”“最近”,即not long ago;of late的意思是“最近以来”,强调时间持续的过程;recently的意思是“最近”“近来”,比lately和of late更加庄重。例如:
We went to bed late.我们很晚才上床睡觉。
Have you been there lately?你近来到那里去过吗?
He has been behaving strangely of late.他近来的行为一直很古怪。
I have seen him quite recently.我最近见过他。
- 速记技巧
词源词根法
来自PIE*led,慢的,疲倦的,来自PIE*le,放开,松开,松软,词源同late,lenient.引申词义慢的,晚的。
- 近义词
- 反义词
- 知识拓展
重要短语
of late adv.最近;近来
late for迟到;来不及…
late stage末期;后期;晚期
late at night在深夜;深更半夜
- 双语例句 更多例句
It's too late to go to the football match now; besides, it's beginning to rain.
现在去看足球比赛太晚了; 况且老天又开始下雨了.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
He stays late in bed on Sunday morning and at other times he has to get up at six.
星期天早上他起床迟些,平时他六点就得起床.
《简明英汉词典》
Yes, you can go to the party, but you come late on the pain of death.
好, 你可以去参加舞会了, 但你回来晚了得小心挨罚.
《简明英汉词典》
At the peak of its popularity in the late nineties, the band sold ten million albums a year.
20世纪90年代后期那个乐队最红的时候,每年售出1,000万张唱片.
《简明英汉词典》
He tried to shelter his friend from knowing of his father's death, but he was too late.
他企图不让他的朋友知道他的父亲去世的消息, 但为时已晚.
《简明英汉词典》
Tell me where you've been out so late, or I'll knock your block off.
告诉我你到哪儿去了,这么晚才回来, 不说我就揍死你.
《简明英汉词典》
- 相关词组
- late fathern.先父;
- late afternoon[医]日晡所;馎;
- of late近来,最近;
- late autumn老秋;寒秋;晚秋;小春;
- late at night在深夜;夜半更深;钟鸣漏尽;半夜三更;
- late spring暮春;绿肥红瘦;
- be late for迟到;
- late show[电影]夜幕;
- why is he late他为什么迟到
- late for迟到,来不及…;
- early and late从早到晚;
- early or late或早或晚;先后;迟早;
- Late phase reaction后期反应;
- late snack宵夜;
- of late years近年来;
- late feen.滞纳金,过时附加费;
- late bloomern.开花晚的植物,智力发展晚的人;大器晚成的人;
- be late误卯;迟到;姗姗来迟;
- run late延迟;
- stay up late深夜不睡,迟睡;熬夜;
- 今日热词
- 热门搜索
- comrade n.(尤指共患难的)朋友;战友,同志;
- excessive adj.过度的,极度的;过分的;过多的;过逾;
- commit suicide 自杀;自寻了断;抹脖子;引决自裁;
- 前往 go to;leave for;proceed to;be bound for somewhere;go up to ;
- bound vi.跳,弹跳;限制;接壤;vt.给…划界,限制;使弹回,使跳跃(bind的过去分词和过去式);束缚;
- bms abbr.balanced magnetic switch 平衡磁开关;网络电池管理系统;金属裸支架;百时美施贵宝;裸金属支架;楼宇管理系统
- slice n.薄片;部分;锅铲;削球;v.将…切成薄片;切开;曲打;打出弧线球;大量降低;
- 土拨鼠 marmot;bobac;tarabagane;sisel;groundhog ;
- axe n.斧子;<俚>解雇;vt.用斧砍;削除,解雇;大量削减(经费),精简(机构);
- disappoint v.使失望;使落空;
- i dont care 我不在乎
- chain n.链条;手铐;约束;一连串;连锁店;v.拴住,束缚;

