例句
We tried swimming and cycling, but preferred the latter.
我们尝试了游泳和骑车，但更喜欢后者。
Although both prevention and treatment deserve funding, healthcare budgets often devote more resources to the latter.
尽管预防和治疗都值得投入资金，医疗预算往往将更多资源用于后者。
常用搭配
- the former and the latter｜前者与后者
- the latter half｜后半部分
- the latter stages｜后期阶段
用法提示
the latter指两者中的后者，不等于later。