Late

[leɪt] or [let]

解釋/意思:

(adj.) being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time; 'late evening'; 'late 18th century'; 'a late movie'; 'took a late flight'; 'had a late breakfast' .

(adj.) 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' .

(adj.) of a later stage in the development of a language or literature; used especially of dead languages; 'Late Greek' .

(adj.) having died recently; 'her late husband' .

(adj.) of the immediate past or just previous to the present time; 'a late development'; 'their late quarrel'; 'his recent trip to Africa'; 'in recent months'; 'a recent issue of the journal' .

(adv.) later than usual or than expected; 'the train arrived late'; 'we awoke late'; 'the children came late to school'; 'notice came so tardily that we almost missed the deadline'; 'I belatedly wished her a happy birthday'.

(adv.) at an advanced age or stage; 'she married late'; 'undertook the project late in her career'.

錄入:雷蒙--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(v.) Coming after the time when due, or after the usual or proper time; not early; slow; tardy; long delayed; as, a late spring.

(v.) Far advanced toward the end or close; as, a late hour of the day; a late period of life.

(v.) Existing or holding some position not long ago, but not now; lately deceased, departed, or gone out of office; as, the late bishop of London; the late administration.

(v.) Not long past; happening not long ago; recent; as, the late rains; we have received late intelligence.

(v.) Continuing or doing until an advanced hour of the night; as, late revels; a late watcher.

(a.) After the usual or proper time, or the time appointed; after delay; as, he arrived late; -- opposed to early.

(a.) Not long ago; lately.

(a.) Far in the night, day, week, or other particular period; as, to lie abed late; to sit up late at night.

德布斯錄入

同義詞及近義詞：

a. [1]. Slow, tardy, long delayed.[2]. Far advanced.[3]. Recently deceased.[4]. Recent.

ad. [1]. Not early, not promptly, after the proper time, at the eleventh hour, a day after the fair.[2]. Recently, lately, not long ago.

珍妮特錄入

同義詞及反義詞：

SYN:Slow, tardy, delayed, advanced, deceased, past, recent

ANT:Early, present, existing, forthcoming, coming, future

整理:塞丽娜

解釋/意思:

adj. (comp. Lat′er; superl. Lat′est) slow tardy; behindhand: coming after the expected time: long delayed: far advanced towards the close: last in any place or character: deceased: departed: out of office: not long past—also adv.—adj. Lat′ed (Shak.) belated being too late.—adv. Late′ly.—n. Late′ness state of being late.—adv. Lat′er.—adj. Lat′ish somewhat late.

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