
英:/'ˈleɪtnəs/ 美:/'ˈleɪtnəs/
n. 晚,迟
For the lateness of the hour, she must go home quickly.
由于时间已晚,她必须赶快回家。
He explained the reason for lateness to the teacher.
他向老师解释了迟到的原因。
The leader has a bad impression of him because of his incessant lateness.
领导对他印象不好,因为他老是迟到。
He apologized for his lateness.
他为自己的迟到道歉。
A large crowd had gathered despite the lateness of the hour.
尽管时间很晚了,还有一大群人聚集在了一起。
The lateness of the hour was almost the biggest thing of all.
时间的延迟几乎是所有事情中最重要的事情。
Although all the students greeted the professor as they arrived, few apologized for their lateness.
尽管所有学生到场时都问候了教授,却没有几个人为他们的迟到道歉。
Harold Bloom has written, and I think he's absolutely right, that Milton begins Paradise Lost with a powerful defense against lateness.
哈罗德·布卢姆写道,我认为他说得对极了,弥尔顿在《失乐园》的开头对迟到进行了有力的辩护。
lateness 是一个名词,主要表示“迟到”或“时间上的滞后”状态。其核心含义围绕未能按预期或规定时间发生或到达。具体可细分为以下层面:
迟到 (Tardiness):
时间上的滞后/晚 (Being Late in Time):
(一天中的)晚些时候 (A Point Late in the Day/Night):
词源与关联: “Lateness” 由形容词 “late” 派生而来。“Late” 源自古英语 “læt”,最初意为“缓慢的”或“迟缓的”,后来逐渐演变为强调时间上的“晚”或“迟”。因此,“lateness” 继承了与时间延误相关的核心概念。
权威参考来源:
“lateness”是形容词“late”的名词形式,指“迟到、延迟或时间晚于预期的状态”。具体含义和用法如下:
核心含义
常见使用场景
近义词对比
反义词
特殊用法
注意:该词为不可数名词,使用时无需加冠词(如“excuse my lateness”)。在正式文件中建议用“delay”替代,日常口语中“being late”更常用。
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