latter
adjective [ before noun ] uk/ˈlæt.ər/ us/ˈlæt̬.ɚ/
B2 后半程的，靠后的，末尾的
near or towards the end of something
Building of the new library should begin in the latter part of next year. 新图书馆的建设应该在明年下半年开工。
In the latter stages of the fight he began to tire. 到那场拳击赛的后半段他开始支持不住了。
Opposite: former
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- She was born in the latter half of the 18th century.
- The latter half of the play was more interesting.
- He was killed in the latter stages of the war.
- The latter part of the book was hardest to write.
- The problems arose in the latter part of the project..
latter
noun [ S ] uk/ˈlæt.ər/ us/ˈlæt̬.ɚ/
the latterB2 （提及的两者中的）后者
the second of two people, things, or groups previously mentioned
She offered me more money or a car and I chose the latter. 她提出给我更多的钱或者一辆汽车，我选择了后者。
Opposite: former
not standard（已提及的两个以上的人、事物或群体中的）最后一个
the last of more than two people, things, or groups previously mentioned