latter和later的区别

later
KK: []
DJ: []
a.
1. 较晚的,更晚的
2. 以后的
We will discuss this in detail in a later chapter.
我们将在以后的一章中对这一点作详细的探讨。
3. (时期)下一半的;末期的
ad.
1. 较晚地,更晚地
I went to bed later than usual.
我比往常更晚上床。
2. 后来;以后
I'll tell you later.
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latter
KK: []
DJ: []
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。

later和latter虽然只差一个“t”，但不仅发音不同，意思也天差地别，那么，怎样才能轻松搞定他们的区别呢？一起来听课吧。

later
adj. 更迟的, 后面的
adv. 稍后, 后来, 迟到地
例句：
She had her baby weaned a year later.
她在一年后才把孩子的奶断掉。
He chose not to go home until later.
他决定晚一点才回家。
I can't pay now, please bill me later.
我现在不能付款，请以后开帐单给我。
He was charged with murder but found innocent later.
他被控杀人，但后来发现他是无罪的。
Cath me later.
过会儿再来找我。
Angrily the men returned the minutes later to tell their mates, "We had no impact. These men have skins like a rhinoceros."
10分钟后，这些人气呼呼地回来对同伙说：“毫无作用，这些人脸皮真厚。”
I'll speak with her later.
我要稍后跟她谈。
【词源解说】
直接源自该语的late，意为late的比较级。
【词义辨析】
afterward(s), later
这两个副词均有“后来，以后”之意。
afterward(s): 指一整段时间之后，一般不分具体时间，强调事物的先后顺序。
later: 常指一个具体的时间点之后，侧重“迟、推迟”。
later, latter
这两个字仅差一字之微，词义和使用场合却大相径庭，读音也不一样。
later: 是形容词late的比较形式，表示时间的先后，意为“较后的”、“较新的”，它能作形容词，也能作副词。
Is it later than eleven?
现在已过了十一点吗？
This dictionary is a later edition.
这本字典的版本是比较新的。
Mr．Liang came later than we had expected.
梁先生来得比我们预期的要晚些。
We'll come to see you again later.
我们以后再来看你。

latter: 表示事物的先后，意为“后者“，只能作形容词，不能作副词。
The latter half of his essay contains penetrating observations.
他的论文后半部有精辟的看法。
The former is a Hong Kong Island street map and the latter is a Kowloon street map.
前者是一册香港街道图；后者是九龙街道图。

英英解释：
形容词 later:
coming at a subsequent time or stage
同义词：future, ulterior
at or toward an end or late period or stage of development
同义词：late
形容词 late:
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
同义词：late
after the expected or usual time; delayed
同义词：belated, late, tardy
of the immediate past or just previous to the present time
同义词：late, recent
having died recently
同义词：late
of a later stage in the development of a language or literature; used especially of dead languages
同义词：late
at or toward an end or late period or stage of development
同义词：late
(used especially of persons) of the immediate past
同义词：former, late, previous
副词 later:
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
同义词：subsequently, afterwards, after

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