the latter
collocation后者
Of the two options, the latter is more practical.
两个选项中，后者更实用。
后者
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后者
the second of two people or things just mentioned
I had to choose between the blue shirt and the green one, and I bought the latter.
我不得不在蓝衬衫和绿衬衫之间选择，最后买了后者。
She mentioned two restaurants, and the latter is closer to my house.
她提到了两家餐厅，后者离我家更近。
The course includes a written exam and an oral test, and the latter is held in a separate room.
这门课程包括笔试和口试，后者在单独的房间里进行。
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后者
Of the two options, the latter is more practical.
两个选项中，后者更实用。
两者中的后者
He met two candidates and hired the latter of the two.
他见了两位候选人，雇了两位中的后者。
前者和后者
The former is easy to learn, while the latter takes more time.
前者容易学，而后者需要更多时间。
更喜欢后者
I can't decide between the two, but I tend to prefer the latter.
我无法在两者之间决定，但我倾向于更喜欢后者。
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记拼写：latter 中间有两个 t，像两个人排队，第二个（后面的）就是后者。
语域：formal 常见场景：正式写作、学术或书面报道、公文或演讲 latter 作代词表示“后者”，通常较正式，多用于书面语或正式场合；比较常见于口语中的说法是 the second one。
通常与 the 连用，指已提及的两者中的第二个。
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