Word · Frequency #14120
belated
迟来的; 延误的
coming or happening after the expected or usual time; delayed
- 1.
Affected or overtaken by the lateness of the time; hence, synonym of benighted (“overtaken by night; caught out by oncoming night before reaching one's destination”).
因时间的迟到而受到影响或被超越；因此,与“被夜晚赶上”同义。
- 2.
Later in relation to the proper time which something should have happened; specifically, delayed beyond the proper time.
比应发生的时间晚；延迟的。
- 3.
Slow to learn or to adopt a trend; hence, lacking education or sophistication; benighted, unenlightened, unsophisticated.
学习或采用趋势缓慢；因此,缺乏教育或见识；愚昧,无知,未开化。
因时间的迟到而受到影响或被超越；因此,与“被夜晚赶上”同义。；比应发生的时间晚；延迟的。；学习或采用趋势缓慢；因此,缺乏教育或见识；愚昧,无知,未开化。；迟来的；[法] 过了期的；落后了的
In use
She sent a belated birthday card, apologizing for forgetting the actual date.
His belated apology did little to mend the broken trust.
The company issued a belated response to the customer's complaint, nearly a month later.
belated + noun
用于修饰名词，表示某事物延迟发生。
I sent her a belated birthday card.
我给她寄了一张迟来的生日贺卡。
be belated
系表结构，强调状态。
His apology was rather belated.
他的道歉相当迟来。
Common mistakes
I belated my birthday wishes.I sent belated birthday wishes.
Connections
Collocations
- belated birthday wishes
- 迟来的生日祝福
- I sent her belated birthday wishes after returning from my trip.旅行回来后，我给她送上了迟来的生日祝福。
- belated congratulations
- 迟来的祝贺
- Please accept my belated congratulations on your promotion.请接受我对你升职迟来的祝贺。
- belated thanks
- 迟来的感谢
- I owe you a belated thanks for your help last month.我应该为上月你的帮助向你表示迟来的感谢。
- belated apology
- 迟来的道歉
- He finally offered a belated apology for his rudeness.他终于为自己的无礼做出了迟来的道歉。
- belated realization
- 迟来的领悟
- The belated realization hit him after the meeting.会议结束后，他才迟迟意识到这一点。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
belated 中间藏着 late（晚），be late 再加 d，就是“迟来的”；生日祝福说晚了就用它。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：birthday greetings and wishes、formal written apologies、polite formal correspondence belated 属于中性偏正式的词，多用于书面语，比较常见于表达迟到的祝福或歉意，如“belated happy birthday”。口语中偶尔也会用到，但语气通常稍显正式。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 -ated 结尾，重音在 /eɪ/ 音节上并连读 /tɪd/，因此与 belated /bɪˈleɪtɪd/ 押韵。注意拼写相似的 located /ˈloʊkeɪtɪd/ 和 bleated /ˈbliːtɪd/ 读音不同，不与 belated 押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.