late
英[le?t]
美[let]
- adj. 晚的；遲的；已故的；最近的
- adv. 晚；遲；最近；在晚期
英英釋意
- 1. 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"
- 2. after the expected or usual time; delayed;
- "a belated birthday card"
- "I'm late for the plane"
- "the train is late"
- "tardy children are sent to the principal"
- "always tardy in making dental appointments"
- 3. 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"
- 4. having died recently;
- "her late husband"
- 5. of a later stage in the development of a language or literature; used especially of dead languages;
- "Late Greek"
- 6. 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"
- 7. (used especially of persons) of the immediate past;
- "the former president"
- "our late President is still very active"
- "the previous occupant of the White House"