late later latter lately什么区别

1．late adj。& adv。迟,迟的,晚的,晚期,在晚期。He is never late or school。他上学从不迟到。The train was 10 minutes late。火车晚点十分钟。2。later adj。& adv。为late比较级,意指较迟,较晚一些。如：Two hours later,the ship sank。两小时后,轮船沉没了。See you later!再见!3．latter adj。意思是指（两者中）后者的,后者,反义词是former,（两者中）前者。注意,不要把latter与late的比较级later混淆。如：Of the two the latter is far better than the former。两者中后者远比前者好。Of pigs and cows,the latter (=the cows) are more valuable。猪牛两种动物中,后者较有价值。4．latest adj。& adv。为late的最高级。意思是最新、最近或最迟。如：The radio is broadcasting the latest news about the man-made satellite。电台正在播送有关人造卫星的最新消息。A British car company was about to sell its latest type of car in Germany。一家英国汽车公司正要在德国出售其最新型的汽车。5．lately adv。(=recently) 最近,近来,通常用于现在完成时态,如：The old palace has lately been rebuilt。古老的宫殿最近得以重建。Have you seen him lately?你最近见到过他吗?