Word · Frequency #24914
latecomer
迟到者
someone who arrives late
- 1.
One who has arrived comparatively recently.
相对较晚到达的人。
- 2.
One who arrived late.
迟到者；晚来的人。
相对较晚到达的人。；迟到者；晚来的人。
In use
The meeting had already started, but the latecomer quietly took a seat at the back.
As a latecomer to the party, she missed the opening toast.
The train left on time, leaving the latecomer stranded on the platform.
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。
be a latecomer to sth
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。
as a latecomer
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。
Common mistakes
He is latecomer.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。
She is a latecomer of the party.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。
Connections
Collocations
- a latecomer to
- …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。
- be a latecomer
- 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。
- wait for latecomers
- 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。
- admit latecomers
- 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。
Idioms & figurative uses
- a latecomer to the party
- 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.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
指人，不用于指物。
Pronunciation & Spelling
later 与 latecomer 里的 late 发音相同；summer 与 latecomer 中的 -comer 都含 /ʌmə/ 音。注意 latter、comet、welcome 拼写或字形看似接近但发音不同：latter 发 /æ/，comet 结尾是 /ɪt/，welcome 里的 come 弱读为 /kəm/。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.