latecomer

/ˈleɪtkʌmə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈleɪtkʌmər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈlāt-ˌkə-mər/ (ame, mw)

latecomer — 名詞

  • latecomersingular
  • latecomersplural

1. someone who turns up to a place, meeting, or event after most other people have

1.名詞B2
釋義

遲到者

比多數人晚到或晚加入活動的人

someone who turns up to a place, meeting, or event after most other people have already gotten there or after it has begun. Also used more broadly for a person, company, or country that joins an activity or field long after others have started it.

例句

A few latecomers slipped quietly into the back row after Sahil began his speech.

Sahil 開始演講後，幾位遲到者悄悄溜進了最後一排。

collocation: latecomers slipped into [seats]

Renata apologised as a latecomer because her train had been delayed.

Renata 為自己是遲到者道歉，因為她搭的火車誤點了。

register: 'apologise as a latecomer' (polite)

同義詞
  • straggler

    more informal; emphasises lagging behind a group on the move

  • tardy arrival

    more formal; common in school reports and workplace policies

  • late adopter

    used specifically for technology and trends, not for events

反義詞
  • early bird

    informal; someone who arrives noticeably early

  • pioneer

    the first to enter a field or develop an idea (contrasts with broader 'latecomer to a field')

文法句型

a/the latecomer to [event/place]

用法筆記

Frequently appears in the plural ('latecomers') as a group label in announcements and signs for events with a fixed start time. Often followed by the preposition 'to' before the event or activity ('a latecomer to the meeting', 'a latecomer to the market').

常見錯誤

❌I am a late-comer for the meeting.
✅I am a latecomer to the meeting.
💡use 'to' before the event, and write 'latecomer' as one word.
❌He came latecomer to the party.
✅He was a latecomer to the party.
💡'latecomer' is a noun, not an adverb.