Word · Frequency #20760
latenesses
迟；晚；迟到
latenesses is the plural of lateness.
the quality or state of being late or happening later than expected
- 1.
The state of being late.
迟到的状态。
迟到的状态。；迟；晚
In use
His lateness to the meeting was noted by the manager.
We apologize for the lateness of your flight.
The lateness of the seasons has affected the crops.
the lateness of sth
the lateness of + 名词，表示“某事物晚点/迟延”。常见搭配如 the lateness of the hour（时间已晚）。
The lateness of the train made us miss the meeting.
火车晚点使我们错过了会议。
one's lateness
物主代词（如 his, her）＋ lateness，用来指某人迟到这一行为。
His lateness was unacceptable.
他的迟到令人无法接受。
despite one's lateness
despite 后接名词；这里的 lateness 表示“迟到”这件事。
Despite her lateness, she still got the job.
尽管她迟到，她还是得到了那份工作。
Common mistakes
Please excuse my late.Please excuse my lateness.
late 是形容词/副词，不能放在所有格 my 后面作宾语；此处需要用名词 lateness，表示“迟到”这一状态。
He came lateness again.He came late again.
lateness 是名词，不能修饰动词 came；表示“来得晚”应该用副词 late。
Connections
Collocations
- chronic lateness
- 长期迟到
- His chronic lateness annoyed his colleagues.他长期迟到让同事们很反感。
- apologize for lateness
- 为迟到道歉
- She apologized for her lateness to the meeting.她为开会迟到而道歉。
- explain one's lateness
- 解释迟到原因
- He tried to explain his lateness by pointing to the traffic jam.他试图以交通堵塞为由解释自己的迟到。
- lateness policy
- 迟到处理规定
- The company has a strict lateness policy for all employees.公司对所有员工都有严格的迟到处理规定。
- the lateness of the hour
- 时间已晚
- Given the lateness of the hour, we decided to end the meeting.考虑到时间已晚，我们决定结束会议。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
late（迟的）+ ness（名词后缀）= 迟到、晚的状态。想象一个人迟到时连说“late”，最后变成名词 lateness。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：workplace、academic writing、formal notices 「lateness」多用于正式或书面场合，如工作考勤、学术讨论或正式通知中；日常口语中更常说 be late。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Greatness and straightness rhyme with lateness (/ˈleɪtnɪs/). Politeness has the same -ness ending and /tnɪs/ sound but a different stressed vowel. Latent, Latin, and lately look similar but have different endings or vowels.
Learn the forms together
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