
n. 结束部分;末端;死
Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayst be wise in thy latter end.
你应听取劝告,接受教训,使你今后成个明智的人。
That a blessing may come upon thee from him, and his blessing may remain in the latter end.
好使他的祝福,降到你身上,而存留至终。
O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end!
惟愿他们有智慧,能明白这事,肯思念他们的结局。
So the LORD blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning: for he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she asses.
这样,耶和华后来赐福给约伯比先前更多。他有一万四千羊,六千骆驼,一千对牛,一千母驴。
Let them bring them forth, and shew us what shall happen: let them shew the former things, what they be, that we may consider them, and know the latter end of them; or declare us things for to come.
可以声明,指示我们将来必遇的事,说明先前的是什么事,好叫我们思索,得知事的结局,或者把将来的事指示我们。
n.|death/terminal/bottom/extreme;结束部分;末端;死
“Latter end”是一个英语短语,其含义需结合“latter”和“end”的用法综合理解:
基本释义
the latter end of the book(书的结尾部分)。
扩展用法
“He faced his latter end with courage.”(他勇敢面对生命的终结。)
与近义词对比
“She chose the latter option(后者).” vs. “They met later(后来).”
使用建议
参考来源:(欧路词典、海词词典)。
latter一般作为形容词使用,意为“后者,在后的,后面的”。常用在两个事物或人中,指的是排在后面的那个。例如:
I prefer the latter option.(我更喜欢后者选项。)
Between tea and coffee, I like the latter.(在茶和咖啡之间,我更喜欢后者。)
后者常用的近义词包括second,后一项,后一个等。
前者常用的反义词包括former,前一项,前一个等。
The company offered two packages, the former with more benefits and the latter with a higher salary.(公司提供了两种方案,前者福利更好,后者薪水更高。)
The first half of the movie was boring, but the latter half was exciting.(电影的前半段很无聊,但后半段很精彩。)
end既可以作为名词也可以作为动词使用。作为名词时,它的意思是“结束,终止,结尾”;作为动词时,它的意思是“结束,终止”。例如:
The concert came to an end at 10 p.m.(音乐会在晚上10点结束了。)
She ended the call abruptly.(她突然结束了通话。)
end常用的近义词包括conclusion,termination,finish等。
end常用的反义词包括beginning,start等。
We need to find a way to put an end to this conflict.(我们需要找到一种方式来结束这场冲突。)
She decided to end her relationship with him.(她决定结束和他的关系。)
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