late
翻译
晚的, 迟到的, 已故的
例句
The train was late.
火车晚点了。
He is in his late twenties.
他快三十岁了。
Her late husband was a doctor.
她已故的丈夫是一名医生。
语法模式
((为某事))迟到. The train was late.
在（某人）二十多/三十多岁的时候. He is in his late twenties.
已故的((某人)). Her late husband was a doctor.
近义词
同义词: tardy (拖拉的), delayed (延迟的); 反义词: early (早的), punctual (准时的)
词源
源自古英语 'læt'，意为“缓慢的，迟缓的”。
记忆技巧
想一想“约会迟到(late for a date)”。它也可以直接用作副词，形式不变（例如，'He arrived late'）。