单词later 和latter的区别是什么？later 后来的，之后的。latter 后者的，后者 (相对于前者former来说的），如the former or the latter 前者或者后者 。
一、later 的用法实例 1.At a later news conference, he said differences should not be dramatized. 在后来的新闻发布会上，他说不应夸大分歧。 2.I hate to rush you but I have another appointment later on. 我真不想催你，但我稍后还有一个约会。 3.I imagine they''ll be tearing the building down sooner or later. 我猜他们早晚会拆除这座楼的。
二、latter的用法对比 1.He holds the belief that he is a latter-day prophet. 他深信自己是当代先知。 2.In his latter years religious mania clouded his mind. 晚年的时候，对宗教的狂热让他丧失心智。 3.He tracked down his cousin and uncle. The latter was sick. 他追查到了堂弟和叔叔的下落，发现叔叔这时正在病中。
还有的同学可能会把latter和letter看走眼。记住latter 后者的，后者 (相对于前者former来说的），如the former or the latter 前者或者后者 。letter，n.信； 证书，许可证； 字母，文字； 字面意义。vt.用字母标明； 写字母于； 加标题；vi.写印刷体字母。
三、letter的用法例句 1.The letter merely restated the law of the land. 这封信只不过重复了一下土地法。 2.The letter was short — a simple recitation of their problem. 信写得很短——只是简单地说了一下他们的问题。 3.The things that stuck out were his cockiness and his four-letter words. 与众不同之处在于他的骄傲自大和满嘴脏话。
