later

/ˈleɪtə(r)/ adv.
标准词条 CET-4CET-6IELTS
一句话记住

后来；以后；随后

释义与例句

adv. 后来；以后；随后
at a time after the present or after the time that has been mentioned
  1. I will explain the reasons later in the presentation.
    我稍后在演示中解释原因。
  2. They moved to Leeds and later opened a small restaurant.
    他们搬到利兹，后来开了一家小餐馆。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. Could we discuss this later when you have more time?
    等你时间充裕些，我们可以稍后再讨论这件事吗？

词源与构词

记忆钩子 “一段时间后”用时间段 + later，如 three years later；latter 是“后者”，与时间无关。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • late 迟的；晚的；迟；晚
    可作形容词或副词，later 是其比较级形式之一，也有独立的“以后”用法。
同义词
  • afterwards 之后；后来
    later 和 afterwards 都可指随后发生；later 还可用于时间段之前，如 two days later，afterwards 通常不这样用。
    We had lunch and went for a walk afterwards. 我们吃了午饭，之后去散步。
反义词
  • earlier 更早地；先前
    earlier 指在参照时间之前，与 later 的之后相对，也可作 early 的比较级。
    I had spoken to her earlier that morning. 那天早上早些时候我曾和她谈过。
易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
  • latter 后者的；后一半的
    later 表示时间更晚或以后；latter 指两者中的第二个，常与 former（前者）相对，拼写有两个 t。
    Of the two options, the latter is more affordable. 在这两个选项中，后一个更便宜。
常见搭配
  • later on 以后；后来
    The weather became much colder later on. 后来天气变得冷多了。
  • two days later 两天后
    Two days later, she received a letter of acceptance. 两天后，她收到了一封录取通知。