相似词语辨析【95】later，latter
<p> <span word="later">later</span>，<span word="latter">latter</span></p><p> 这两个字仅差一字之微，词义和使用场合却大相径庭，读音也不一样。</p><p> <span word="Later">Later</span>／<span word="leit">leit</span>+／是形容词<span word="late">late</span>的比较形式，它指时间的先后而言，义：较后的、较新的，它能作形容词，也能作副词。例：</p><p> <span word="Is">Is</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="eleven">eleven</span>？</p><p> 现在已过了十一点吗？</p><p> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="dictionary">dictionary</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="edition">edition</span>．</p><p> 这本字典的版本是比较新的。</p><p> <span word="Mr">Mr</span>．<span word="Liang">Liang</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="expected">expected</span>．</p><p> 梁先生来得比我们预期的要晚些。</p><p> <span word="Well">Well</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="later">later</span>．</p><p> 我们以后再来看你。</p><p> <span word="Latter">Latter</span>／<span word="l">l</span>$<span word="t">t</span>+／指事物的先后而言，表示后者之意，只能作形容词，不能作副词。例：</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="latter">latter</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="essay">essay</span> <span word="contains">contains</span> <span word="penetrating">penetrating</span> <span word="observations">observations</span>．</p><p> 他的论文后半部有精辟的看法。</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span> <span word="Island">Island</span> <span word="street">street</span> <span word="map">map</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latter">latter</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Kowloon">Kowloon</span> <span word="street">street</span> <span word="map">map</span>．</p><p> 前者是一册香港街道图；后者是九龙街道图。</p><p> 请注意，<span word="latter">latter</span>只能用于指两样事物的场合，如指三样或三样以上的东西，应该用 <span word="last">last</span>去指代最后的事物，不能用<span word="latter">latter</span>．</p><p> <span word="Latter">Latter</span>的副词是<span word="latterly">latterly</span>，但此字罕用，一般用<span word="lately">lately</span> 或<span word="recently">recently</span>代替。<span word="latter">latter</span>－<span word="day">day</span>（近代的；现代的）以及<span word="his">his</span> <span word="latter">latter</span> <span word="end">end</span>（他的死亡）都是陈旧的用语，现已很少使用。</p>
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