lateness

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lateness 指迟到或延迟的状态,通常用于描述时间上的晚到或事情未按时完成。

用法要点

句型搭配

lateness 常与介词 of 或 for 连用,表示迟到的时间或原因,也可用于表达歉意或解释。

• apologize for the lateness
• due to the lateness of the train
• excuse my lateness

介词用法

lateness 后常接 of 表示具体迟到的时间长度,或接 for 表示迟到的事件或场合,在正式语境中更常见。

• lateness of 10 minutes
• lateness for the meeting
• lateness in delivery

语域说明

lateness 是正式或中性词汇,多用于书面语、商务或学术场景,日常口语中更常用 late 或 running late。

• report on employee lateness
• chronic lateness issues
• penalties for lateness

基础例句

I apologize for my lateness; the traffic was terrible this morning.

我为我的迟到道歉,今天早上的交通太糟糕了。

Her chronic lateness is starting to annoy her coworkers.

她经常迟到,开始让同事们感到恼火。

Can you excuse my lateness? I missed the bus.

你能原谅我迟到吗?我错过了公交车。

The teacher noted the student's lateness in the attendance record.

老师在考勤记录中记下了这名学生的迟到情况。

高级例句

The company's policy on employee lateness includes penalties for repeated offenses.

公司关于员工迟到的政策包括对屡次违规的处罚。

In academic settings, lateness in submitting assignments can result in grade deductions.

在学术环境中,迟交作业可能导致分数扣减。

The report analyzed the impact of train lateness on commuter satisfaction.

这份报告分析了火车晚点对通勤者满意度的影响。

Due to the lateness of the shipment, the project timeline had to be adjusted.

由于货物延迟送达,项目时间表不得不进行调整。

高频搭配

verb

apologize forexcuseexplainreportpenalizetolerate

adjective

chronicunacceptableexcessiveminorfrequentunavoidable

noun

problemissuereasonexcusepenaltyrecord

adverb

chronicallyunacceptablyexcessivelyslightlyfrequently

preposition

offorindue tobecause of

phrase

due to latenessapology for latenesslateness policylateness reportexcuse for lateness

常见错误

❌ 错误:I am sorry for my lateness of 5 minutes.
✓ 正确:I am sorry for being 5 minutes late.

lateness 是名词,通常不直接与具体时间长度连用;应改用形容词 late 或短语如 lateness of 5 minutes 在更正式语境中,但日常中 late 更自然。

❌ 错误:The lateness reason is traffic jam.
✓ 正确:The reason for the lateness is a traffic jam.

中文学习者常将 'lateness reason' 直译为英语,但英语中应用 reason for the lateness 或 cause of the lateness 来表达迟到的原因。

近义词辨析

delay

delay 强调事情被推迟或耽搁的过程,可用于各种延迟,而 lateness 特指迟到或晚到的状态,更常用于人或事件的准时性。

The flight delay caused widespread lateness among passengers.

tardiness

tardiness 与 lateness 同义,但更正式且常用于教育或职场语境,指习惯性迟到,而 lateness 更通用,可用于单次或多次迟到。

Employee tardiness is addressed in the company handbook, similar to policies on lateness.