the latter

• 后者

the latter的用法和样例：

例句

1. One can travel there by ship or plane. Most people choose the latter.
   乘船或乘飞机都可以到那,人们多选择后者。
2. Man differs from beasts in that the former is able to laugh, while the latter aren't.
   人不同于野兽，因前者能笑，而后者却不能。
3. In the latter years of his life he lived alone and never welcomed visitors.
   他晚年独居，从不欢迎来访者。
4. The latter, as the name suggests, are used to record any changes in the tilt of the land.
   后者，顾名思义，是用来记录任何土地斜度的变化。
5. Jane and Mary are good friends; the former is a teacher, the latter is a nurse.
   珍和玛丽是好朋友，前者是老师，后者是护士。
6. Of these two men, the former is dead but the latter is still alive.
   这两个人中，前者已死，而后者仍然活着。