latter
معنی فارسی
وقت گل ني
معنی کامل و مثال‌ها
/lat´ǝr/adj.
● آخر، آخری، اخیر، نهایی، پایانی، پسین، واپسین
the latter stages of this process
مراحل پایانی این فرایند
the second volume deals with latter events
جلد دوم با رویدادهای اخیر سر و کار دارد.
the latter part of the year
بخش پایانی سال
she wrote these poems in the latter part of her life
او این اشعار را در ایام آخر عمرش نوشت.
● اخیرالذکر، پسین گفته، پسین یاد، دومی (در برابر: اولی former)
Hassan and Hossein are twins, but the latter is shorter than the former
حسن و حسین دوقلو هستند ولی دومی از اولی کوتاه‌تر است.
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
From Middle English 'latter', from Old English 'lætra', comparative of 'late', meaning 'late' or 'slow'.
مثال
- Of the two options, I prefer the latter.
- She has two cats, one black and the latter white.
- He studied both French and Spanish, but he is more proficient in the latter.
ترکیب‌های رایج
The former and the latter Choose between the former and the latter Prefer the former to the latter
تعریف انگلیسی
- the second of two or the second mentioned of two “Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the latter is remembered today”
- referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several) “in the latter case”
مترادف‌ها
adjective
1. Last mentioned (of two).
2. Recent, modern.