Later

以下は英単語 “Later” に関するストーリー型学習コンテンツです。まずは大枠の意味を理解して最後の文章で確認しましょう。

主な意味（main meaning）
語源（etymology）
類義語（synonyms）
反義語（antonyms）
コロケーション（collocations）
2項表現（binomials）
英語ストーリー（english story）
和訳

主な意味（main meaning）

Later” means “after now” or “after some time.

品詞	意味	発音記号	英語例文
副詞	あとで、のちほど	/ˈleɪtər/	I will call you later.
形容詞	後の、後半の	/ˈleɪtər/	We met in the later part of the day.

語源（etymology）

「Later」は古英語 lætra に由来し、「より遅い」を意味します。「late（遅い）」の比較級にあたり、「時間的に後ろ」をイメージすると理解しやすいです。

類義語（synonyms）

類義語	例文

afterward

She went to the store, and afterward, she cooked dinner.

subsequently

He studied hard and subsequently passed the exam.

eventually

Eventually, they found the missing keys.

反義語（antonyms）

反義語	例文

earlier

I arrived earlier than expected.

before

Finish your homework before dinner.

コロケーション（collocations）

コロケーション	例文

later on

We’ll discuss this later on.

sooner or later

Sooner or later, you’ll have to tell the truth.

later that day

Later that day, it started to rain.

at a later time

You can take the test at a later time.

later this week

Let’s meet later this week.

2項表現（binomials）

2項表現	例文
sooner or later	Sooner or later, everyone makes mistakes.
later and later	He came home later and later each night.

英語ストーリー（english story）

Title: A Later Chance

Emma was running late for her job interview. She had planned everything the night before, but her alarm didn’t go off. “I’ll just explain it to them later,” she thought as she rushed out the door. She arrived at the company twenty minutes later than the scheduled time.

At first, the receptionist told her the interview was over. Emma felt terrible. But afterward, the manager came out and said, “We understand that accidents happen. Would you like to try again later this week?”

Emma smiled. She prepared even harder this time and came earlier than needed. Later on, the manager said, “You impressed us. We’d like to offer you the job.”

Eventually, Emma realized that sometimes, a later chance can be the best one.