latter

latter
adjective
[attrib.]
  1. situated or occurring nearer to the end of something than to the beginning
    后面的
    the latter half of 1989.
    1989年下半年。
    ■belonging to the final stages of something, especially of a person's life
    （尤指人的生命）最后阶段的
    heart disease dogged his latter years.
    心脏病紧紧困扰了他生命的最后几年。
    ■recent
    最近的
    the project has had low cash flows in latter years.
    该项目近年来现金流量低。
  2. (the latter)denoting the second or second mentioned of two people or things
    （两者中的）后者，第二个
    the Russians could advance into either Germany or Austria — they chose the latter option.
    俄国人可以攻入德国或奥地利——他们选择了后者。
    [as noun]the President appoints the Prime Minister and, on the latter's advice, the rest of the government.
    总统任命总理，并根据后者提议任命其余政府官员。
语源
  1. Old English lætra 'slower', comparative of læt (see late)
用法
  1. It is not considered good writing style to use latter to refer to more than two things. For an explanation, see usage at former
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