lat・terの英語

発音

• (non-rhotic) enPR: lăt'ə(r), IPA: /ˈlæt.ə(ɹ)/
• (General American) IPA: /ˈlæt.ɚ/, [ˈlæɾ.ɚ]
• Homophone: ladder (in accents with flapping)
• 韻: -ætə(ɹ)

形容詞

latter (not comparable)

1. Relating to or being the second of two items.

   The archaic past participle shapen is only used in misshapen, ill-shapen, and well-shapen (the latter two are much less common, though).

   • March 2017, Jennifer S. Holland, “For These Monkeys, It’s a Fight for Survival.”, in National Geographic‎:

     On sale next to dried fish and chicken feet were rats and bats (the latter's wings in a pile like leather scraps, also for sale), plus cut-up pigs and monkeys, their faces intact.

   • 1725, Isaac Watts, Logick: Or, The Right Use of Reason in the Enquiry after Truth, […], 2nd edition, London: […] John Clark and Richard Hett, […], Emanuel Matthews, […], and Richard Ford, […], published 1726, →OCLC:

     the difference between reason and revelation, and in what sense the latter is superior

2. Near (or nearer) to the end.

   the latter part of the century

3. In the past, but close (or closer) to the present time.

   Synonym: later

   In his latter years my dad became very absent-minded.

   • 1689 (indicated as 1690), [John Locke], An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding. […], London: […] Eliz[abeth] Holt, for Thomas Basset, […], →OCLC:

     Hath not navigation discovered in these latter ages, whole nations at the bay of Soldania […] ?

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• Tatler, rattle