late

遅れた、遅い

予定や約束の時刻より後に到着する、または起こる。

やさしい英語で： Happening or arriving after the expected or agreed time.

• The bus is late.
• She was ten minutes late for the meeting.
• Why are your payments always late?

使い方： be late for something (I was late for school.); be late doing something (We were late leaving the house.)

類義語： delayed, overdue

反対語： early, punctual

よく使う表現： late arrival, late payment, late for something, ten minutes late

遅れた、遅刻した

予定されていた時刻より後に到着する、または起こる。

やさしい英語で： Arriving or happening after the time that was expected or planned.

• The bus is late.
• We were ten minutes late for dinner.
• Why is your payment late again?

使い方： late for something (I was late for class.); late in doing something (The company was late in paying its workers.)

類義語： delayed, overdue

反対語： early, on time

よく使う表現： late train, late payment, be late

終わり頃の、後期の

一日や季節など、ある期間の終わり近くに起こる、または存在する。

やさしい英語で： Happening or existing near the end of a day, season, or other period.

• We met in the late afternoon.
• The trees lose their leaves in late autumn.
• She started studying medicine in her late twenties.

反対語： early

よく使う表現： late afternoon, late summer, late twenties

亡くなった、故

名前や続柄の前に置き、その人が亡くなっていることを表す。

やさしい英語で： Used before someone's name or relationship to say that they have died.

• This ring belonged to my late mother.
• Her late husband loved gardening.
• The library was named after the late president.

類義語： deceased

よく使う表現： late husband, late father, late president, late wife

遅れて、遅刻して

何かが起こるはずの時刻より後に。

やさしい英語で： After the time when something should happen.

• The train arrived late.
• I handed in my homework two days late.
• Did the concert start late?

類義語： behind schedule

反対語： early, on time

よく使う表現： arrive late, come late, start late

夜遅く

夜がかなり更けた時刻に。

やさしい英語で： At a time far into the evening or night.

• We stayed up late.
• She often works late on Fridays.
• Don't call him late at night.

反対語： early

よく使う表現： stay late, work late, up late

かつて、以前は

以前ある集団に属していたことや、ある場所で働いていたことを表す。

やさしい英語で： Previously belonging to a particular group or working in a particular place.

• Major Hill, late of the army, spoke first.
• We met Colonel Shaw, late of the Fourth Regiment.
• The guest was Captain Bell, late of the royal fleet.

使い方： late of something (Captain Reed, late of the navy, joined us for dinner.)

類義語： formerly, previously

よく使う表現： late of something, late of the army