latter /ˈlætə/ I. adj. (late的比较级之一)后者的，后面的：the latter years of his life 他在世的后几年；in the latter part of the lesson 课的后一部分 ‖II.  n. (the latter) 后者：John and James are brothers. The former is a teacher; the latter an engineer. 乔治和詹姆斯是兄弟，前者是老师，后者是工程师。Of the two choices, I prefer the latter. 有两种选择，我宁愿选后者。