delaying or delayed beyond the right or expected time; late 迟到的,晚的 please forgive this tardy reply. 请原谅这么迟才答复。 ■slow in action or response; sluggish (行动,反应)缓慢的
派生 tardily adverb tardiness noun 语源
mid 16th cent.: from French tardif, -ive, from Latin tardus slow