Latter can be used in the following ways: Latter 有以下用法
as an adjective (only before a noun): 用作形容詞(僅用於名詞前):the latter half of 1996 1996年的後半年He considered his students either geniuses or idiots, and I fell into the latter category. 在他眼裏,他的學生要麽是天才要麽是傻瓜,而我被歸類爲後者。
as a pronoun (after ‘the'): 用作代詞(用於the 之後):Given a choice between Tahiti and Hawaii, I'd prefer the latter. 要在塔希提島和夏威夷二者之間選一個的話,我更喜歡後者。