| 单词 | latter |
| 释义 | latter (once / 47 pages) nadj When you are comparing two things, the first one is known as the former and the second as the latter. For example, George Bush and George W. Bush were both U. S. presidents. The latter was the son of the former. The word latter is really a form of later meaning "more recent" or "that which came after." The latter recording of a band refers to the one made more recently. It also can refer to a later time, near the end. If someone is in the latter stages of a disease, the disease has just about run its course and the person is about to die. WORD FAMILYlatter: latterly, latters USAGE EXAMPLESThe former is prescribed for the painful muscle spasms that occur in multiple sclerosis, while the latter is aimed at childhood seizures. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) The reality is closer to the latter: The Baltimore artist depicts discarded plants, left to wither. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) The latter poll, which suggested Clinton was ahead by six points — outside the margin of error — also surmised a seven-point Democratic registration advantage. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) 1n the second of two or the second mentioned of two Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the latter is remembered today Ant|Hyper former the first of two or the first mentioned of two second following the first in an ordering or series 2adj referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several) in the latter case Syn|Ant last mentioned the one most recently mentioned former referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several) |
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