lateness
🇺🇸
/ˈleɪtnəs/
🇬🇧
/ˈleɪtnəs/
noun
R
When something happens after the time it was supposed to.
They apologized for the lateness of the train, which made everyone late to work.
他们为火车的晚点道歉，这让大家上班都迟到了。
R
When it's close to the end of the day.
Despite the lateness of the hour, the children were not in bed and were still playing.
尽管时间已晚，孩子们还没有上床睡觉，还在玩耍。
R
When something is close to the end of a period, like a person's life or a pregnancy.
The doctor checked the baby's health, considering the lateness of the pregnancy.
考虑到怀孕的晚期，医生检查了婴儿的健康状况。
translation
迟到, 深夜, 晚期
词形变化
Plural
latenesses