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Someone who is late of a particular place or institution lived or worked there until recently.
例句
...Cousin Zachary, late of Bellevue Avenue.
直到不久前還住在貝爾鄔大道的表兄扎卡里
...Strobe Talbott, late of Time magazine.
剛離開《時代》雜志不久的斯特羅布·塔爾博特
CONVENTION
遲到好過沒到；晚做好過不做
If you say better late than never when someone has done something, you think they should have done it earlier.
例句
It's been a long time coming but better late than never.
早就該如此了。不過，也總比沒有的強。
PHRASE
為時已晚；坐失良機
If you say that someone is doing something late in the day, you mean that their action or behaviour may not be fully effective because they have waited too long before doing it.
例句
I'd left it all too late in the day to get anywhere with these strategies.
我按兵不動時間太長，致使這些策略都不管用了。
PHRASE
新近；最近；近來
You use of late to refer to an event or state of affairs that happened or began to exist a short time ago.
例句
His life has changed of late...
他的生活近來發生了變化。
The dollar has been stronger of late.
美元近來走勢強勁。
PHRASE
為時已晚；過遲
If an action or event is too late, it is useless or ineffective because it occurs after the best time for it.
例句
It was too late to turn back...
回頭已經太晚了。
We realized too late that we were caught like rats in a trap.
等我們發覺自己已成甕中之鱉時已經太晚了。
英漢詞典釋義
adj.
遲的, 晚的, 遲到的
We had a late dinner last night.
我們昨晚晚餐吃得很晚。
It's too late to go now.
現在去太遲了。晚期的, 后期的, 接近末期的, 晚年的
The poet lived a happy life in his later life.
這位詩人晚年過著一種幸福的生活。不久之前的, 最近的
The late storm did much harm.
不久以前的這場暴風雨造成了很大的災害。已故的, 最近去世的
Her late husband was an outstanding scientist.
她已故的丈夫是位杰出的科學家。前任的
The visitor is the late President, now a scholar.
這位來訪者是前總統, 現為學者。新的
This is the late development of science.
這是科學的新發展。adv.
遲, 晚
She married late in life.
她很晚才結婚。接近末期
The bush was planted late in the season.
這灌木是在這個季節末期才栽種的。臨近日暮; 接近午夜, 到深夜
He worked late into night.
他工作到深夜。
英英詞典釋義
Adjective
1. being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time;
"late evening""late 18th century""a late movie""took a late flight""had a late breakfast"2. after the expected or usual time; delayed;
"a belated birthday card""I'm late for the plane""the train is late""tardy children are sent to the principal""always tardy in making dental appointments"3. of the immediate past or just previous to the present time;
"a late development""their late quarrel""his recent trip to Africa""in recent months""a recent issue of the journal"4. having died recently;
"her late husband"5. of a later stage in the development of a language or literature; used especially of dead languages;
"Late Greek"6. at or toward an end or late period or stage of development;
"the late phase of feudalism""a later symptom of the disease""later medical science could have saved the child"7. (used especially of persons) of the immediate past;
"the former president""our late President is still very active""the previous occupant of the White House"Adverb
1. later than usual or than expected;
"the train arrived late""we awoke late""the children came late to school""notice came so tardily that we almost missed the deadline""I belatedly wished her a happy birthday"2. to an advanced time;
"deep into the night""talked late into the evening"3. at an advanced age or stage;
"she married late""undertook the project late in her career"4. in the recent past;
"he was in Paris recently""lately the rules have been enforced""as late as yesterday she was fine""feeling better of late""the spelling was first affected, but latterly the meaning also"