belatedly

bi'leitidli

r later than usual or than expected

adv. 延迟地；延续地

14,324

BNC 频率

16,339

使用频率

belatedly由“belate”和后缀“-ly”构成。“be-”表示“使得”，“late”表示“迟到”，加上“-ly”变成副词，表示“迟到地”。

例句

1. She belatedly realized that she had forgotten her friend's birthday.

她迟迟才意识到自己忘记了朋友的生日。

2. The company belatedly responded to the customer's complaint.

公司迟迟才对顾客的投诉做出回应。

3. He sent a belatedly written thank-you note after the party.

他在聚会后迟迟写了一封感谢信。