latter

• Относящийся ко второму из двух упомянутых предметов или лиц.

Refers to the second of two things or persons mentioned.

1. B1formal

   Referring to the second of two things or people mentioned.

   Второй из двух

   • Between coffee and tea, I prefer the latter.
   • He offered two options: a trip to the beach or a hike in the mountains; I chose the latter.
   • The latter part of the book is more exciting.

   Synonymsfinallastlast mentionedsecond

   Antonymsformer

2. B2formal

   Situated or occurring near the end of something.

   Последний

   • The latter years of his life were spent in peace.
   • In the latter stages of the game, the team scored twice.
   • The latter half of the 20th century saw rapid technological change.

   Synonymsclosingconcludingendingfinallastterminalultimate

   Antonymsformer

• Существительное, обозначающее второй из двух упомянутых предметов или людей, или последний упомянутый элемент в списке или последовательности.

A noun referring to the second of two things or people mentioned, or the last mentioned item in a list or sequence.

uncountable

1. B2formal

   Refers to the second of two things or people mentioned.

   Второй из двух

   • Between coffee and tea, I prefer the latter.
   • He offered two options: a car or a bike; I chose the latter.
   • The latter part of the book is more exciting.

   Synonymslast mentionedsecond

   Antonymsformer