belated /bi'leitid; bi'letid/ adj 1 coming very late or too late: 來得太遲的; 誤期的： a ~ apology/ explanation. 過時(shí)的道歉(解釋) 0 2 (old use) overtaken by darkness: (舊用法)日暮時(shí)礙在途中的： The ~ travellers lost their way in the forest. 日暮時(shí)尙在途中的旅客在森林中迷了路。 ~ly adv