latter是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为a. 后者的； 后一半的， 接近终了的n. 后者，这个词在很多英文原版小说中怎么应用呢，今天小编就带您了解一下。
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《格兰特船长的女儿》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- In the latter case we shall carry him off at once, but in the event of the former, after we have reconnoitered the situation, we must go back to the DUNCAN on the eastern coast and get to Buenos Ayres, where we can soon organize a detachment of men, with Major McNabbs at their head, strong enough to tackle all the Indians in the Argentine provinces."
-- The latter was a tall, thin man, im-perturbably cool, and, whatever he may have felt, allowed no trace of it to appear on his features.
在阿瑟·柯南·道尔的《巴斯克维尔的猎犬》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- 'As to the latter part, I have no means of checking you,' said I, 'but at least it is not difficult to find out a few -particulars about the man's age and professional career.'
-- The latter yawned and tossed the end of his cigarette into the fire.
-- The latter question he put to me several times, and always with a voice which vibrated with excitement.
-- The latter was a small, alert, dark-eyed man about thirty years of age, very sturdily built, with thick black eyebrows and a strong, pugnacious face.
-- On the whole I incline to the latter view, since the matter was evidently important, and it is unlikely that the composer of such a letter would be careless.
在费奥多尔·陀思妥耶夫斯基的《白痴》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Part I I owards the end of November, during a thaw, at nine To'clock one morning, a train on the Warsaw and Peters- burg railway was approaching the latter city at full speed.
-- During the latter part of the conversation the black-haired young man had become very impatient.
-- He looked at the prince in severe surprise as the latter settled himself in an-other chair alongside, with his bundle on his knees.
-- the latter asked, reseating himself in his old place.
-- The prince's expression was so good-natured at this moment, and so entirely free from even a suspicion of un-pleasant feeling was the smile with which he looked at the general as he spoke, that the latter suddenly paused, and ap-peared to gaze at his guest from quite a new point of view, all in an instant.
在赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯的《人魔岛》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- I saw the latter take a step forward, and interposed.
-- As they came forward they began to cringe towards Moreau and chant, quite regard-less of one another, fragments of the latter half of the litany of the Law, 'His is the Hand that wounds; His is the Hand that heals,' and so forth.
-- In the first month or so the Beast Folk, compared with their latter condition, were human enough, and for one or two besides my canine friend I even conceived a friendly tolerance.
在简·奥斯汀的《理智与情感》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The former was for Sir John's gratification, the latter for that of his lady.
-- To the former her raillery was probably, as far as it regarded only himself, perfectly indifferent; but to the latter it was at first incomprehensible; and when its object was understood, she hardly knew whether most to laugh at its absurdity, or censure its impertinence, for she considered it as an unfeeling reflection on the colonel's advanced years, and on his forlorn condition as an old bachelor.
-- Neither Lady Middleton nor Mrs. Jennings could supply to her the conversation she missed; although the latter was an everlasting talker, and from the first had regarded her with a kindness which ensured her a large share of her discourse.
-- CHAPTER 12As Elinor and Marianne were walking together the next morning the latter communicated a piece of news to her sister, which in spite of all that she knew before of Marianne's imprudence and want of thought, surprised her by its extravagant testimony of both.
在西奥多·德莱塞的《嘉莉妹妹》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The latter talked in a subdued tone, telling the little she knew about it, while Hanson concerned himself with the baby.
-- She asked Minnie for ink and paper, which were upon the mantel in the dining-room, and when the latter had gone to bed at ten, got out Drouet's card and wrote him.
-- The latter had changed considerably since Carrie had seen her.
-- She had invited Carrie, not because she longed for her presence, but because the latter was dissatisfied at home, and could probably get work and pay her board here.
-- At the latter laboured quite a company of girls and some men.
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