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.
他們為火車的晚點道歉，這讓大家上班都遲到了。
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.
儘管時間已晚，孩子們還沒有上床睡覺，還在玩耍。
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.
考慮到懷孕的晚期，醫生檢查了嬰兒的健康狀況。
translation
遲到, 深夜, 晚期
詞形變化
Plural
latenesses