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2743.Latter 英 Lætə]美 Lætɚ 释义 Adj 后者的;近来的;后面的;较后的n Latter)人名;(英、德、捷)拉特

正面 2743.latter
英 ['lætə]美 ['lætɚ]

背面
释义:
adj. 后者的;近来的;后面的;较后的n. (Latter)人名;(英、德、捷)拉特
例句:
1. He holds the belief that he is a latter-day prophet.他深信自己是当代先知。

1. re- "back" + -tain.2. => hold back, keep back.3. => continue keeping, keep possession of, keep in the mind.4. => keep (another) attached to one's person, keep in service.
latter 后者的来自late的比较级形式。
latter (adj.)Old English lætra "slower," comparative of læt "late" (see late (adj.)). Sense of "second of two" first recorded 1550s. The modern later is a formation from mid-15c."

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