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a latecomer to sth
to 后接迟到的场合或地点，如会议、演出等。
A latecomer to the concert was still allowed inside during the first song.
一名音乐会的迟到者在第一首歌期间仍被允许入场。
迟到者
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
迟到者
someone who arrives late
A latecomer to the concert was still allowed inside during the first song.
一名音乐会的迟到者在第一首歌期间仍被允许入场。
相对较晚到达的人。
One who has arrived comparatively recently.
迟到者；晚来的人。
One who arrived late.
The meeting had already started, but the latecomer quietly took a seat at the back.
会议已经开始，但迟到者悄悄地在后面找了个座位。
As a latecomer to the party, she missed the opening toast.
作为聚会的迟到者，她错过了开场祝酒。
The train left on time, leaving the latecomer stranded on the platform.
火车准时出发，把迟到者留在了站台上。
to 后接迟到的场合或地点，如会议、演出等。
A latecomer to the concert was still allowed inside during the first song.
一名音乐会的迟到者在第一首歌期间仍被允许入场。
也常引申指较晚进入某个领域或市场的人或事物，to 后接领域名词。
The firm was a latecomer to online retail, but it soon became a major player.
这家公司进入在线零售业较晚，但不久便成为重要参与者。
作状语，说明某人因迟到而处于某种情况。
As a latecomer, he had to listen to the announcement from the back of the room.
作为迟到者，他只能在房间后面听通知。
Not this
He is latecomer.
Use this
He is a latecomer.
latecomer 是可数名词单数，前面需要不定冠词 a/an；中文说“他是迟到者”没有冠词，容易漏掉 a，所以应补上 a。
Not this
She is a latecomer of the party.
Use this
She is a latecomer to the party.
表示“在某个活动中迟到的人”时，latecomer 后接介词 to，而不是按中文“的”直译成 of；所以应把 of 改成 to。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
…的后来者；…的迟到者
He was a latecomer to the online market.
他是网络市场的后来者。
成为迟到者；迟到
Don't be a latecomer to your own wedding.
别在自己的婚礼上迟到。
等待迟到者
The session will start promptly and never waits for latecomers.
会议将准时开始，绝不会等迟到者。
允许迟到者入场
The concert hall admits latecomers during the interval.
音乐厅在幕间允许迟到者入场。
后来者；后加入者（比喻在事情开始后很久才参与）
I was a latecomer to the party: I only started learning English in my thirties.
我是个后来者：我三十多岁才开始学英语。
某一领域的后来者；较晚入行的人
As a latecomer to the field, the firm had to work twice as hard to win clients.
作为该领域的后来者，这家公司不得不加倍努力争取客户。
较晚登场；较晚介入
He was a latecomer to the scene, but his first album was a huge success.
他虽然登场较晚，但第一张专辑就大获成功。
Use latecomer naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 late（迟）和 comer（来者）拼在一起：迟到的人就是“迟来者”。想象有人聚会迟到，匆匆赶来，记住 latecomer。
语域：neutral 常见场景：会议、活动、学校 该词通常用于中性语境，多指在会议、活动或学校等场合迟到的人，语气直接，不算正式也不属于口语。
指人，不用于指物。
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