记忆方法
将“latter”与“late”进行关联记忆。想象时间向后推移，到了某个阶段，我们通常会说“后者”来指代时间或顺序上的“后者”，即较晚或后面的那个。这样，通过“late”这个词的时序感，可以更容易记住“latter”的意思。
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词族 · latter
词形变化
中文词源
latter 后者的
来自late的比较级形式。
英语词源
- latter (adj.)
- Old English lætra "slower," comparative of læt "late" (see late (adj.)). Sense of "second of two" first recorded 1550s. The modern later is a formation from mid-15c.
权威例句
- 1. He holds the belief that he is a latter-day prophet.
- 他深信自己是当代先知。
- 2. In his latter years religious mania clouded his mind.
- 晚年的时候，对宗教的狂热让他丧失心智。
- 3. He tracked down his cousin and uncle. The latter was sick.
- 他追查到了堂弟和叔叔的下落，发现叔叔这时正在病中。
- 4. I would unhesitatingly choose the latter option.
- 我会毫不犹豫地选择后者。
- 5. The latter point is the most important.
- 后面提及的那一点是最重要的。