柯林斯词典belated /bɪˈleɪtɪd/ 1. ADJ A belated action happens later than it should have. 遲來的[正式] ...the government's belated attempts to alleviate the plight of the poor. …政府想減輕窮人的睏苦的、爲時已晚的嘗試。 返回 belated剑桥词典coming later than expected 來遲的 a belated apology 遲到的道歉 They did make a belated attempt to reduce the noise . 他們確實爲減少噪音而作了努力，衹不過行動稍遲了一些。 Belated birthday greetings ! 遲到的生日祝福！ 返回 belated