较后的，后期的(towards the end)：the～part of July/the year/afternoon 7月下旬/下半年/傍晚;the～years of her life 她的后半生;Rain is predicted for the～part of the day. 预报下午有雨。

the latter 后者：Of those two men the former is dead but the～is still alive. 那两人中前者已去世，而后者仍健在。Of the cat(s) and the cow(s)， the～is/are more valuable. 猫和牛这两种动物，牛更有用。〖反〗 former;

→′latter-′day adj 近(现、当)代的;′latterly adv 最近，现在;

【辨异】the latter与the last和the latest的区别见LAST¹。