late
English → Chinese
adj//leɪt//
(时间) 迟到的: 在规定或预期的时间之后发生或到达
He was ten minutes late for his job interview because of traffic.
(Chinese) 因为堵车,他面试迟到了十分钟。
Better late than never, but it's still best to be on time.
(Chinese) 迟做总比不做好,但最好还是准时。
adj//leɪt//
(死亡) 已故的: 用于提到最近去世的人
The library was built in memory of the late Professor Johnson.
(Chinese) 这座图书馆是为了纪念已故的约翰逊教授而建的。
She still misses her late husband, who passed away last year.
(Chinese) 她仍然思念她去年去世的亡夫。
Entry ID: en:zh:late · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary