belated
英 [bɪˈleɪ.tɪd]
美 [bɪˈleɪ.t̬ɪd]
将“belated”分解为“be”+“lat”+“ed”。想象“be late”是迟到,然后“lat”代表时间的延迟,最后加上“ed”表示过去时态,所以“belated”可以理解为某个动作或事件发生得晚了,也就是“迟到的”或“延误的”。
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- belated (adj.)
- 1610s, "overtaken by night," past participle adjective from belate "to make late, detain," from be- + late. Sense of "coming past due, behind date" is from 1660s. Related: Belatedly.
- 1. a belated birthday present
- 迟来的生日礼物
- 2. They made a belated attempt to save her life.
- 他们力图挽救她的生命,可是已经太迟了.
- 3. The belated travellers lost their way in the forest.
- 天色已晚尚在赶路的旅行者们在森林中迷了路.
- 4. His policies are now quite belated.
- 他推行的政策现已过时.
- 5. The award is being made in belated recognition of her services to the industry.
- 这一獎项是对她为本行业所作贡献的迟来的表彰.