late 核心词议：
adj. 晚的；迟的
adv. 晚地；迟地
late 基本解释
adj. 晚的，迟到的；末期的，最近的；已故的；原来的，之前的
adv. 晚，迟到；后期地；最近地
速记方法
速记技巧
词源词根法
来自PIE*led，慢的，疲倦的，来自PIE*le，放开，松开，松软，词源同late,lenient.引申词义慢的，晚的。
知识扩展
词组辨析
be late for doing sth与be late in doing sth前者指做某事迟到，后者指做某事做得迟(此时也可换成be late with sth)We were late in having lunch today.=We were late with lunch today.我们今天午饭吃得迟。
重要短语
of late adv.最近；近来
late for迟到；来不及…
late stage末期；后期；晚期
late at night在深夜；深更半夜
late 变化形式
比较级： later
最高级： latest
易混淆的单词： Late
中文词源：
late 晚的
来自PIE*led,慢的，疲倦的，来自PIE*le,放开，松开，松软，词源同late,lenient.引申词义慢的，晚的。
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精选例句
1、 A latest study on the college job market showed that employers wanted to hire 22% fewer graduates this year than last.
一项关于大学就业市场的最新研究显示，雇主今年想雇佣的毕业生比去年减少了22%。[机器翻译，如有错误，感谢纠错]
2、 A little time planning ahead can save a lot of work later on.
提前计划一点时间可以节省以后的大量工作。[机器翻译，如有错误，感谢纠错]
1、 "It’s late in the evening: time to close the book and turn off the computer.
已经很晚了，是时候合上书，关掉电脑了。
1、 The late 19th and early 20th century saw an increasing recognition that forests serve as habitats for countless animal and plant species that all rely on each other.
19世纪末和20世纪初，人们越来越认识到森林是无数相互依赖的动植物物种的栖息地。
1、 In one study of the ability she called“thin slicing,” the late psychologist Nalini Ambady asked participants to watch silent 10-second video clips of professors and to rate the instructor’s overall effectiveness.
在一项被她称为“薄切片”的能力研究中，已故心理学家纳利尼·阿姆巴迪要求参与者观看教授的10秒无声视频片段，并对讲师的整体效果进行评分。
常见考点例句：
- I must apologize for being late .
- 我必须为迟到这件事而道歉。
- But better late than never .
- 但是亡羊补牢犹未晚。
- Copper fell but pared losses late in the session .
- 铜价下跌，不过晚些时候有所回升。
- Late bloomers have received a lot of press lately .
- 在生育高峰期晚期出生的人最近压力很大。
- He thinks about his late wife every day .
- 他每天都会想念自己已故的妻子。