latter

adjective

/ˈlætə(r)/

/ˈlætər/

[only before noun]

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used to refer to the second of two things or people mentioned
- He chose the latter option.
- The latter point is the most important.
nearer to the end of a period of time than the beginning
- the latter half of the year
- during the latter stages of the tournament
- The latter half of the twentieth century saw huge growth in air travel.
Topics Timec1
recent
- In latter years, the population has grown a lot here.

compare former

Word OriginOld English lætra ‘slower’, comparative of læt, of Germanic origin; related to German lass, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin lassus ‘weary’ and let.

latter

noun

OPAL W

/ˈlætə(r)/

/ˈlætər/

the latter

(plural the latter)

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the second of two things or people mentioned
- He presented two solutions. The latter seems much better.
- The town has a concert hall and two theatres. The latter were both built in the 1950s.
Word OriginOld English lætra ‘slower’, comparative of læt, of Germanic origin; related to German lass, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin lassus ‘weary’ and let.

单词	latter
释义	latter adjective /ˈlætə(r)/ /ˈlætər/ [only before noun] jump to other results used to refer to the second of two things or people mentioned He chose the latter option. The latter point is the most important. nearer to the end of a period of time than the beginning the latter half of the year during the latter stages of the tournament The latter half of the twentieth century saw huge growth in air travel. Topics Timec1 recent In latter years, the population has grown a lot here. compare former Word OriginOld English lætra ‘slower’, comparative of læt, of Germanic origin; related to German lass, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin lassus ‘weary’ and let. latter noun OPAL W /ˈlætə(r)/ /ˈlætər/ the latter (plural the latter) jump to other results the second of two things or people mentioned He presented two solutions. The latter seems much better. The town has a concert hall and two theatres. The latter were both built in the 1950s. Word OriginOld English lætra ‘slower’, comparative of læt, of Germanic origin; related to German lass, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin lassus ‘weary’ and let.
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