was late for school. 他上学迟到了。 2. 晚的;晚期的 He came back in the late afternoon. 他在傍晚回来。 3. 去世不久的;已故的[Z][B] She was an admirer of the late president. 她是已故总统的崇拜者。 4. 不久前才卸任的;前任的[Z][B] The late Primer Minister is still quite active in politics. 前任总理在政界仍然相当活跃。 5. 最近的[B] The late storm did much damage to the crops. 不久前的这场暴风雨对农作物造成了很大损失。 6. 刚到的,新的[B] Some late news of the war has just come in. 刚刚收到一些有关战争的新消息。 ad. 1. 迟到,来不及 Tom came to school late and missed the first class. 汤姆迟到且没有上到第一堂课。 2. 晚;在晚期 He often worked late into the night. 他常常工作到深夜。 3. 不久前;到不久前为止[(+of)] Dr. Smith, late of Columbia University, now heads the research institute. 史密斯博士,不久前在哥伦比亚大学任教,现在负责该研究院的工作。 late的比较级是later 还是latter? 2008-8-23 18:46 提问者：君子润如水 | 浏览次数：3152次 2008-8-23 18:48 满意回答 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. 、 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。 131 | 评论 late 1.是形容词，晚的，已故的等意思很多。如：He is always late. 2.副词，He comes late. lately是副词，近来，不久前。 如：He comes here lately. 他最近会来到这里 本文来源：https://www.wddqw.com/doc/35db5d19a300a6c30c229fbd.html