1734, from latter + -ly (2). Called by Johnson "a low word lately hatched." Related: Lattermost.
权威例句
1. Latterly, he has written extensively about alternative medicine.
近来,他写了大量有关替代医学的文章。
2. Latterly his painting has shown a new freedom of expression.
最近,他的绘画展示出一种新的自由表现形式。
3. City centres were abandoned first by residents, then by shops, and latterly by businesses.
首先是当地居民搬离市中心,继而是商铺,近日各个企业也开始迁出。
4. He was to remain active in the association, latterly as vice president, for the rest of his life.
他此后一生都活跃于协会中,后来还当上了副会长。
5. It's only been latterly that we've discovered that it's lots of individual reefs, around about 2,900 separate reef systems which make up the Great Barrier Reef.