| 釋義 |
latea.
1. recent近來的，最近的。
△Lr.1.2.115 (103): “Theselate eclipses in the sun and moon portend no good tous.”近來這些日蝕、月蝕對我們來說都不是好兆頭。
△Mac.1. 6.18: “For those of old. / And the late dignitiesheaped up to them，” 為了過去和最近疊加于我家的封賜。
△3H.VI.4.4.2:“Why,brother Rivers,are you yetto learn What late misfortune is befallen KingEdward?”怎么，利佛斯兄長，你還不知道國王愛德華最近遭遇的不幸嗎？
△H.VIII.1.3.6: “the late voyage”.i.e.therecent journey to the Field of the Cloth of Gold,inFrance. 最近這次的渡海法國之行。
△H.VIII.4.1.27:“Held a late court at Dunstable.”最近在登斯塔布爾地方開庭。
△H.VIII.4.1.30: “for not appearance (i.e.failure to appear) and The King's late scruple.”由于她的拒不出庭以及國王最近的疑慮不安。
2. recent 近來的，近代的。
△H.V.2.4.12: “ lateexamples / Left by the fatal and neglected EnglishUpon our fields.”近代以來，被我們藐視的英國人曾在我國戰(zhàn)場上所留下的幾次慘痛的戰(zhàn)例。
3. just now happened剛剛發(fā)生的。
△2H.VI.1.3.100(97):“As for the Duke of york,this late complaintWill make but little for his benefit；”(late complaint:i.e.recent complaint of Peter the armourer's man a-gainst his master.) 至于約克公爵，剛才的那一樁控訴案子對他不會有什么好處。
4. recently sent最近派出的。
△H.V.2.4.31:“Questionyour Grace the late ambassadors.”請殿下問一問最近派去的使臣們。
5. recently appointed最近任命的。
△H.V.2.2.61:“Who are the late commissioners?”i.e. the officialsto govern England in the King's absence who havebeen recently appointed. 哪幾位是最近任命的國內(nèi)事務(wù)大臣呢？ (按：下文63行“Your Highness bade me ask for itto-day”中的it = the written commission，委任狀。)
6. performed at a late hour,late at night在很晚的時(shí)刻執(zhí)行的，在夜里很晚時(shí)候的。
△H.VIII.5.1.12:“give your friend / Some touch of your late business.”請讓你的朋友（我）稍稍知道一下你這么晚出來辦的事情。
7. former以前的，早先的。
△2H.IV. 4.1.215 (213):“theKing hath wasted all his rods / On late offenders，”國王已經(jīng)把他的棍棒在以前犯上作亂的人們身上用盡了。
△1H.VI. 2. 4. 90:“Was not thy father,Richard,Earlof Cambridge,/ For treason executed in our lateking’s days?”(late king: Henry V.)難道你的父親，劍橋伯爵理查，當(dāng)我們先王在位時(shí)期，不是因?yàn)榕褔锒惶帥Q的嗎？
△H.VIII.3.2.95 (94):“The late Queen’s gentlewom-an? a knight’s daughter,/ To be her mistress’ mis-tress? the Queen’s queen?”以前王后的侍女？ 一位騎士的女兒，卻要做她的女主人的女主人？ 王后的王后？
△H.VIII.4.1.33: “And the late marriage made of none effect；”i.e.made null.從前的婚姻也就被宣布無效。
of late: a short ago,just now不久以前，剛才。
△1H.VI.3. 2. 113: “They that of late were daring with theirscoffs / Are glad and fain by flight to save them-selves.”他們剛才還說大話嘲笑別人，現(xiàn)在卻只顧急急逃命去了。
latead.
1. lately,recently不久前，最近。
△Tw.1.2.28(30):“And so is now,or was so very late；”現(xiàn)在他也還是，或者說他最近還是。
△Tw.3.1.43 (37):“I saw thee late atthe Count Orsino’s.”我最近在奧西諾家見過你。
△Tw.5.1. 224 (214): “the vows / We made each other but solate ago.”不久以前我們彼此發(fā)下的盟誓。
△Rom.3.1.131(125):“Now,Tybalt,take the ‘villain’ back againThat late thou gavest me，”悌暴，你方才叫我壞蛋，現(xiàn)在你再把那名詞收回去！
△1H.VI.1.2.3:“Late did he shineupon the English side；”不久前他曾照耀著英國那一方面。
△3H.VI.2.5.92: “O boy,thy father gave thee lifetoo soon,And hath bereft thee of thy life too late!”啊，孩子，你的父親過早給了你生命，奪去你的生命又太遲了！
△1H.VI.3.1.78: “The Bishop (i.e. Bishop’s) andthe Duke of Gloucester’s men,/ Forbidden late to carry any weapon,/ Have filled their pockets full ofpebble stones；”主教和葛羅斯特公爵的手下人，最近本來禁止他們攜帶任何武器的，卻在他們的衣袋里裝滿了石子。
△R.III.3.1.98:“Ay,brother,to our grief,as it is yours;/Too late he died that might have kept that title,/ Which by his death hath lost much majesty.”唉，弟弟，這是我的、也是你的悲哀：那位應(yīng)該保持這個(gè)稱號的人竟在最近去世了，他的去世使這個(gè)稱號失去不少威嚴(yán)。
2. until recently直到最近。
△ Oth.1.3.202: “Whenremedies are past,the griefs are ended /By seeing theworst,which (i.e. the griefs) late on hopes depen-ded.”i.e.When the hopes of cure has quite passed, the anxieties which were caused by hopeful expecta-tions are also gone. 當(dāng)事情壞到了頭、無可挽救，就無須苦苦希望、空懷悲愁。
Phrases:
too late: all too recently最近。
△Lr.1.4.229 (207):“By what yourself too late have spoke (= spoken)and done，”照你最近所說的話、所做的事看來。
very late: recently最近。
△Lr.2.2.123 (116):“Itpleased the King his master very late / To strike at meupon his misconstruction”，最近國王，他的主人，為了一點(diǎn)誤會，承蒙他動手打了我。 late[leit]adj. 遲到的，晚的，新近的
◇ as late as…遲至…才，只是在…才
at(the) lates最晚
Better late than not.遲做總比不做好。/early and late從早到晚
early or late早晚，遲早，終究
in late autumn深秋
late in =in the late在…后期
later on以后，后來of late近來，最近
sooner or later遲早
the late news from the front從前線傳來的最新消息
‖ late adolescence青春晚期
late autumn暮秋
late bloomer成熟晚的人
late breathing晚吸氣法
late burst落后炸點(diǎn)
late charge到期貨價(jià)遲延付款費(fèi)
late developer成熟晚的人
late effect延遲效應(yīng)
late fee滯納金
late flight plan最新飛行計(jì)劃
late government上屆政府
late marriage晚婚
Late Moist logic后期墨家邏輯
Late Moist school后期墨家
late payment逾期付款late period晚期
Late Renaissance文藝復(fù)興后期(1530～1600年)late reported sales遲報(bào)交易
late show午夜場
late start出發(fā)過遲
later generations后代
later marriage and later child-bearing晚婚晚育
later periods后代
latest interest payment date最遲付息日
latest market report最近市場報(bào)告
late-comer n.后進(jìn)
latecomer n.遲到的觀眾
late-late[leit?leit]n. 深夜的演出
lately[?leitli]adv. 近來，最后
latemodel adj. 新型的
lateness n. later[?leit?]adv.更晚，以后，過后 |