/ˈlætə(r) ||; ˈlætɚ/adj
(formal 正式) (only before a noun 只用于名词前) nearer to the end of a period of time; later 较后的;接近末尾的:
Interest rates should fall in the latter half of the year.利率当会在下半年下调。 ➔latterlyadv
latter1/ˋlætɚ; ˈlætə/n the latterformal the second of two people or things just mentioned [→ former]【正式】〔刚提及的两者中的〕后者
latter2adj 1 being the second of two people or things [→ former] 后者的2 the latter part of a period of time is nearest to the end of it 末期的﹔后期的: the latter part of November 十一月份的后半月