later的中文翻譯是什麼意思

later

US/ˈleɪtər/
UK/ˈleɪtə(r)/

adv. 較晚地; 以後,過後; 後來; 隨後

adj. 後來的; 以後的; 接近末期的; 晚年的

later柯林斯釋義

(late的比較級)

Later is the comparative of late.

    ADV後來;以後;過後

    You use later to refer to a time or situation that is after the one that you have been talking about or after the present one.

    • He resigned ten years later...

      10年後他辭了職。

    • I'll join you later...

      我呆會兒和你會合。

    ADJ-COMPAR後來的;以後的

    You use later to refer to an event, period of time, or other thing which comes after the one that you have been talking about or after the present one.

    • At a later news conference, he said differences should not be dramatized...

      在後來的新聞釋出會上,他說不應誇大分歧。

    • The competition should have been rescheduled for a later date...

      比賽本應另擇日期。

    ADJ-COMPAR晚年的;後期的;末期的

    You use later to refer to the last part of someone's life or career or the last part of a period of history.

    • He found happiness in later life...

      他在晚年找到了幸福。

    • In his later years he wrote very little...

      晚年他甚少動筆。

    later英文釋義

    Adjective

    1. coming at a subsequent time or stage;

    • the future president entered college at the age of 16
    • awaiting future actions on the bill
    • later developments
    • without ulterior argument

    2. at or toward an end or late period or stage of development;

    • the late phase of feudalism
    • a later symptom of the disease
    • later medical science could have saved the child

    Adverb

    1. happening at a time subsequent to a reference time;

    • he apologized subsequently
    • he's going to the store but he'll be back here later
    • it didn't happen until afterward
    • two hours after that

    2. at some eventual time in the future;

    • By and by he'll understand
    • I'll see you later

    3. comparative of the adverb `late';

    • he stayed later than you did

    later同義詞辨析

    afterward(s), later

    這兩個副詞均有"後來,以後"之意。

    • afterward(s)與later的不同之處有兩點。 1.afterwards指一整段時間之後,一般不分具體時間連用,而later常指一個具體的時間點之後。 2.afterward(s)強調事物的先後順序,而later側重"遲、推遲"。

    later場景例句

    The news of their marriage was not made public until three months later.

    他們結婚的訊息三個月後才公開.

    Let's check our luggage here and come back for it later.

    行李先存在這裡,回頭再來取.

    In the Old Testament, a prophet who was swallowed by a great fish and disgorged unharmed three days later.

    約拿《聖經·舊約》中的先知,被一條大魚吞噬,三天後被完好無損地吐出.

    Pierre told them some things he later regretted telling.

    皮埃爾告訴了他們一些事,他後來感到後悔.

    At first he studied architecture, but later he switched to geology.

    他原是學建築的, 中途改行搞地質了.

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    later反義詞

    formerearlier