相似词语辨析【94】last，latest
<p> <span word="last">last</span>，<span word="latest">latest</span></p><p> 这两个词都是<span word="late">late</span>的最高级。用作形容词时，<span word="last">last</span> 在意义上和<span word="latest">latest</span>有点相近，实际上，它们的涵义和使用场合是不一样的。</p><p> <span word="Last">Last</span>指连续顺序中的最后一个，一般译作最后的，有时译为上一次的或过去的。<span word="last">last</span>的对语是<span word="first">first</span>.例：</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Paris">Paris</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>．</p><p> 我最后一次看见他们是去年在巴黎。</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="letter">letter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="alphabet">alphabet</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Z">Z</span>．</p><p> 字母表的最后一个字母是<span word="Z">Z</span>.</p><p> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="letter">letter</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="not">not</span>．</p><p> 我不知道你是否已收到我上一封信。</p><p> <span word="Latest">Latest</span>表示时间上的最近，一般译作最近的、最新的或最晚的。<span word="latest">latest</span>的对语是<span word="earliest">earliest</span>.例：</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mideast">Mideast</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="peace">peace</span>-<span word="talks">talks</span>．</p><p> 关于中东的最新消息是另一回和谈已展开。</p><p> <span word="What">What</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="fashion">fashion</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="town">town</span>？</p><p> 城中的最新时尚是什么？</p><p> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="novel">novel</span>；<span word="we">we</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="last">last</span>．</p><p> 这是他最新的著作，我们希望这不是他的最后一部。</p><p> 请注意，<span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>、<span word="last">last</span> <span word="month">month</span>、<span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span>、<span word="last">last</span> <span word="night">night</span>都是时间状语，它们的前面无需使用介词，但<span word="last">last</span> <span word="century">century</span>却是例外，我们必须说<span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="century">century</span>或 <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="century">century</span>.介词<span word="in">in</span>和<span word="during">during</span>不能省略。</p>
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