較后的，后期的(towards the end)：the～part of July/the year/afternoon 7月下旬/下半年/傍晚;the～years of her life 她的后半生;Rain is predicted for the～part of the day. 預(yù)報(bào)下午有雨。
the latter 后者：Of those two men the former is dead but the～is still alive. 那兩人中前者已去世，而后者仍健在。Of the cat(s) and the cow(s)， the～is/are more valuable. 貓和牛這兩種動(dòng)物，牛更有用?！挤础?former;
→′latter-′day adj 近(現(xiàn)、當(dāng))代的;′latterly adv 最近，現(xiàn)在;
【辨異】the latter與the last和the latest的區(qū)別見LAST1。