last 與 latest 之區別
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late adj.遲的；晚的。 adv.遲地；晚地。(形容詞副詞同型)
He goes to the party late. = He is late for the party. 他去派對遲到。
later 稍後;晚些時候；過些時間
兩年後：two years later（不是 latter）
See you later. 待會見
later on 將來的某個時候；過些時候
Shall we pick Mary up at the airport later on? 我們晚點一起去機場接Mary好嗎?
not after早於某個時間；在某時間之前
Please hand in the report no later than Friday of next week.
請在下星期五之前繳交報告。
latest 最新的；最近的；最先進的
最新消息：the latest news（不 the last）
The latest magazine was published, and I will buy one. 最新的雜誌已經出版了，我將會買一本。
He was the latest person to come. 他是最晚來的人。
Yesterday was the last day in the USA. 昨天是最後一天在美國。
latter 後半程的，靠後的，末尾的
前者…… 後者……：the former…the latter…（不是 later）
The teacher asked me to write down the notes in class or stand outside the classroom and I chose the latter.
老師要求我寫筆記或在教室外罰站，我選擇了後者。
last 最終的；最後的
S1 + be the last N
1.本句型在介紹 the last…表示「最不可能的……；最不適的……；絕不會……的」 後接 to VR 或 that子句。
It is impossible (for sb.) to + VR 或 Sb. be the least likely to + VR…。
It is impossible for Judy to finish her homework on time.
=Judy is the least likely to finish her homework on time.
Judy是最不可能準時完成作業的人。
2.前後主詞為同一人時，用…the last person/one to VR…。有時，甚至於會將person/one 省略，只說…the last to VR…。
He is the last person I want to meet. Don’t let him come in. 他是我最不想遇見的人，不要讓它進來。
I would be the last to attempt to deceive you. 我是最不可能企圖想欺騙你的人
He is the last person to be fit for the job
他是最不適合作這項工作的人。
As Lily is careless and stubborn, she is the last girl that I would want to marry.如同Lily這樣粗心與固執的人，我是最不可能與他結婚的。
3.為了強調，可將 the last N 提前，成為 The last N…is…形式。
The last thing he wants to do is (to) make his wife angry.他最不想讓他老婆生氣。
The last person I want to talk with is Wendy. 最不想與Wendy說話。
last其他用法
1.at last 最後；最終 = finally, eventually, in the end, in the long run
At last, she won the games.
2.last but not least 最後，但同樣重要的是……
原意為「最後一點，但不是不重要」。通常用於寫作時，寫到最後一個論述時用
First, don’t eat junk food. Second, do exercise every day. Last but not least, go to bed early and get up early. 首先不要吃垃圾食物，第二每天做運動，最後同等重要的是早睡早起。
3.上一個
last year 去年 He went to Japan last year. 他去年去日本。
4.持久；保持良好狀態
These shoes will last. 這些鞋經久耐穿。
lately 最近，近來 recently
How have you been lately? 你近來過得如何?