late

關於late的翻譯

<<形容詞>>遲的;晚的,晚期的;新近的;前任的,不久前才卸任的;已故的 <<副詞>>遲;晚

late definition

1. being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
• examples: late evening
• examples: late 18th century
• examples: a late movie
• examples: took a late flight
• examples: had a late breakfast
2. of the immediate past or just previous to the present time
• examples: a late development
• examples: their late quarrel
• examples: his recent trip to Africa
• examples: in recent months
• examples: a recent issue of the journal
3. having died recently
• examples: her late husband
4. of a later stage in the development of a language or literature; used especially of dead languages
• examples: Late Greek
5. at or toward an end or late period or stage of development
• examples: the late phase of feudalism
• examples: a later symptom of the disease
• examples: later medical science could have saved the child
6. later than usual or than expected
• examples: the train arrived late
• examples: we awoke late
• examples: the children came late to school
• examples: notice came so tardily that we almost missed the deadline
• examples: I belatedly wished her a happy birthday
7. at an advanced age or stage
• examples: she married late
• examples: undertook the project late in her career