"belated" in Chinese (Simplified)

迟到的延迟的

Definition

比预期或希望的时间晚发生或到达，常用来形容迟到的祝福、道歉或行动。

'Belated'常用于'birthday', 'apology', 'congratulations'等词前，表达礼貌正式。很少用来形容物体或在口语中使用，不用于表示具体时间或钟表。

Sorry for the belated reply.

抱歉回复**迟到**了。

He sent me a belated birthday card.

他送给我一张**迟到的**生日贺卡。

Please accept my belated congratulations on your promotion.

请接受我**迟到的**祝贺，恭喜你升职。

I know this is belated, but happy birthday!

我知道这有点**迟到**，但还是生日快乐！

Her belated apology didn’t fix the problem, but it was appreciated.

她的**迟到**道歉没有解决问题，但还是让人感激。

We had a belated celebration since everyone was busy last week.

因为上周大家都很忙，我们举行了**延期的**庆祝活动。