latter

['lætə]

adj.后者的, 后面的

例句与用法：

Many support the former alternative, but personally I favour the latter (one).

很多人都赞成前一种办法，但我个人喜欢後一种。

One can travel there by ship or plane. Most people choose the latter.

乘船或乘飞机都可以到那,人们多选择后者。

Man differs from beasts in that the former is able to laugh, while the latter aren't.

人不同于野兽，因前者能笑，而后者却不能。

The latter, as the name suggests, are used to record any changes in the tilt of the land.

后者，顾名思义，是用来记录任何土地斜度的变化。

Jane and Mary are good friends; the former is a teacher, the latter is a nurse.

珍和玛丽是好朋友，前者是老师，后者是护士。

In the latter years of his life he lived alone and never welcomed visitors.

他晚年独居，从不欢迎来访者。

Of these two men, the former is dead but the latter is still alive.

这两个人中，前者已死，而后者仍然活着。

词形变化：

副词: latterly |

详细释义：

a.[B]

1. 后面的; 后半的; 末了的

This latter point was of great importance.

后面这点极为重要。

2. (两者中)后者的

Here are Tom and David; the latter is my brother.

这是汤姆和戴维; 后者是我的兄弟。

3. 最近的; 现今的

His health has been deteriorating in these latter years.

最近几年他的健康越来越差。