1.later是副词，意思是“较晚地”，常用于书面语中。2.later常与一个示意详细时间的名词连用，指从已往或未来某一时间算起的。若是单独使用，即其前不加“若干时间”，则可以用来示意“从现在算起以后”。3.later无对照级和最高级形式。

　　1、The government will review the situation later in the year.

　　政府将在今年晚些时刻对形势重新加以研究。

　　2、The government will review the situation later in the year.

　　政府将在今年晚些时刻重新检验形势。

　　3、I'd like to come on to that question later.

　　我想以后再讨论谁人问题。

　　4、Look at the time ─ it's much later than I thought.

　　看看时间吧，比我想象的要晚多了。

　　5、This is discussed in more detail in a later chapter.

　　在后面的一章中对这一点作了更详细的讨论。