late later与 latter的区别

1．late adj. & adv. 迟,迟的,晚的,晚期,在晚期.
He is never late or school. 他上学从不迟到.
The train was 10 minutes late. 火车晚点十分钟.
2. later adj. & adv. 为late比较级,意指较迟,较晚一些.如：
Two hours later, the ship sank. 两小时后,轮船沉没了.
See you later! 再见!
3．latter adj. 意思是指（两者中）后者的,后者,反义词是former,（两者中）前者.注意,不要把latter与late的比较级later混淆.如：
Of the two the latter is far better than the former.
两者中后者远比前者好.
Of pigs and cows, the latter (=the cows) are more valuable.
猪牛两种动物中,后者较有价值.