latter的词源

英文词源

latter (adj.)

Old English lætra "slower," comparative of læt "late" (see late (adj.)). Sense of "second of two" first recorded 1550s. The modern later is a formation from mid-15c.

中文词源

latter：后者的

来自late的比较级形式。

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