latter

1. PRON When two people, things, or groups have just been mentioned, you can refer to the second of them as the latter. 后者['the' PRON]

He tracked down his cousin and uncle. The latter was sick. 他追蹤找到了他的堂兄和叔叔。后者病了。

2. ADJ Latter is also an adjective. 后面的[ADJ n]

There are the people who speak after they think and the people who think while they're speaking. Mike definitely belongs in the latter category. 有些人先想后說(shuō)，有些人邊想邊說(shuō)。邁克當(dāng)然屬于后一類(lèi)人。

3. ADJ You use latter to describe the later part of a period of time or event. 晚期的[ADJ n]

He is getting into the latter years of his career. 他正進(jìn)入職業(yè)生涯的晚期。