late, later, latest和lately

late, later, latest和lately

late, later, lately 和latest

1. late意为“迟”，“晚”，可用作形貌词，也可用作副词。

These apples ripen in late autumn.

这些苹果晚秋才成熟。

He often gets up late.

他常常起床很晚。

2. later是late的比力级情势。 later还可解作“今后的”，“厥后的”，相当于 afterward，常与动词的寻常已往时或寻常将来时连用，也可用于“一段时间＋later”布局。

The boy is often later for school than the others.

这男孩到校常比他人晚。

Half an hour later, she woke up and began to cry.

半小时后，她醒来，接着开头哭起来。

3. latest是late的最高等情势，表现“迩来的”“最新的”“最迟的”。

He was the latest comer.

他是到得最晚的人。

His suit was cut in the latest style.

他的那套衣服是以最新型样剪的。

4. lately意为“迩来”，意思上相当于 recently，寻常用于否定句或疑问句，常和动词的如今完成或动词的寻常如今时连用。

I haven’t seen him Lately.

迩来我没看到他。