late
翻譯
晚的, 遲到的, 已故的
例句
Sorry I'm late.
抱歉我遲到了。
We had a late lunch.
我們吃了頓晚午飯。
It was the late 1990s.
那是在90年代末。
Her late husband was a doctor.
她已故的丈夫是一名醫生。
文法模式
((to be)) late ((for sth.)) (為某事)遲到 I was late for work.
late ((in sth.)) 在(某時期)末期 It happened late in the day.
the late ((sb.)) 已故的(某人) The late king was very popular.
近義詞
同義詞: delayed, tardy; 反義詞: early, punctual
詞源
源自古英語單字「læt」,意為「緩慢的,遲緩的」。
記憶技巧
想像時鐘的指針已經指向了過去的時間。你約會「late」(遲到)了。