later, latter

• is it later than eleven?
  現(xiàn)在已過了十一點(diǎn)嗎？
• this dictionary is a later edition.
  這本字典的版本是比較新的。
• mr．liang came later than we had expected.
  梁先生來得比我們預(yù)期的要晚些。
• we'll come to see you again later.
  我們以后再來看你。

• the latter half of his essay contains penetrating observations.
  他的論文后半部有精辟的看法。
• the former is a hong kong island street map and the latter is a kowloon street map.
  前者是一冊香港街道圖；后者是九龍街道圖。

名詞 latter:

1. the second of two or the second mentioned of two

形容詞 latter:

1. referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)

1. Many support the former alternative, but personally I favour the latter (one).
   很多人都贊成前一種辦法，但我個(gè)人喜歡後一種。
2. One can travel there by ship or plane. Most people choose the latter.
   乘船或乘飛機(jī)去均可，人們多取後者。
3. Man differs from beasts in that the former is able to laugh, while the latter aren't.
   人不同于野獸，因前者能笑，而后者卻不能。
4. The latter, as the name suggests, are used to record any changes in the tilt of the land.
   后者，顧名思義，是用來記錄任何土地斜度的變化。
5. Jane and Mary are good friends; the former is a teacher, the latter is a nurse.
   珍和瑪麗是好朋友，前者是老師，后者是護(hù)士。
6. In the latter years of his life he lived alone and never welcomed visitors.
   他晚年獨(dú)居，從不歡迎來訪者。
7. Of these two men, the former is dead but the latter is still alive.
   這兩個(gè)人中，前者已死，而后者仍然活著。

lat.ter

adj.（形容詞）
Being the second of two persons or things mentioned:
后者的：所提到的兩個(gè)人或兩件事中的第二個(gè)：
例句：
Between captain and major, the latter is the higher rank.See Usage Note at former 2
在上尉與少校之間，后者是軍銜較高參見 former2

Near or nearer to the end:
末了的：接近或更接近結(jié)局的：
例句：
the latter part of the book.
這部書的結(jié)尾部分

Further advanced in time or sequence; later:
較后的：在時(shí)間和序列上更前的；較晚的：
例句：
a style that has been revived in latter times.
近期復(fù)興的風(fēng)格

來源：
Middle English [later]
中古英語 [較晚的]
from Old English lôtra * see lô-
源自 古英語 lôtra *參見 lô-

【引伸】
lat.terly
adv.（副詞）