latter
adjective /ˈlætə(r)/
/ˈlætər/
[only before noun]- used to refer to the second of two things or people mentioned
（提及的两者中）后者的 - He chose the latter option.
他选择了后者。 - The latter point is the most important.
后面提及的那一点是最重要的。
- He chose the latter option.
- nearer to the end of a period of time than the beginning
后半期的；后面的 - the latter half of the year
下半年 - during the latter stages of the tournament
在比赛的后期阶段 - The latter half of the twentieth century saw huge growth in air travel.
航空旅行在20世纪后半期有了巨幅增长。
- the latter half of the year
- recent
最近的 - In latter years, the population has grown a lot here.
这里的人口最近几年增长了很多。
compare former - In latter years, the population has grown a lot here.
词源Old 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.