late与later用法归纳

late与later用法归纳

late 表示迟，晚，可用作形容词和副词。

用于 be late (in) doing sth 或 be late with sth, 意为“做某事做晚了或做迟了”

later 用作形容词和副词 late 的比较级。

用于一段具体时间之后，表示从过去或将来算起的多长时间以后，但通常不指从现在算起的多久以后

She told me that she would be late.

她告诉我她会迟到。

He arrived late because of the storm.

因为暴风雨他迟到了。

It’s rather later than I thought.

这比我想的还要晚。

He left home later than usual.

他比平常还晚离家。

We’ll discuss the matter later on.

我们以后将讨论这件事。

Later on he realized his mistake.

后来他认识到了自己的错误。