?belated是一個(gè)形容詞，意思是“遲到的”、“延誤的”。它的音標(biāo)為/b??le?t?d/。

怎么讀（音標(biāo)）：

belated讀作/b??le?t?d/，重音在第二個(gè)音節(jié)上。

用法：

belated常用來形容時(shí)間上的延誤或遲到。它可以用來形容某件事情本應(yīng)該在早些時(shí)候發(fā)生，但卻延誤了。也可以用來形容某人遲到了某個(gè)約定的時(shí)間。

例句1-5句且中英對(duì)照：

1. I apologize for my belated response to your email. (我為回復(fù)你的電子郵件晚了道歉。)

2. The company's belated decision to invest in new technology cost them a lot of money. (公司遲遲決定投資新技術(shù)，花費(fèi)了他們大量的錢。)

3. We received a belated birthday card from our friend who had been traveling abroad. (我們收到了一張朋友從國(guó)外旅行回來后才寄來的生日賀卡。)

4. The government's belated response to the crisis caused public anger and frustration. (對(duì)危機(jī)做出遲緩反應(yīng)，引起公眾憤怒和失望。)

5. Better late than never, but his apology was still belated and insincere. (遲到總比不到好，但他的道歉仍然遲到而且不誠(chéng)懇。)

同義詞及用法：

1. Delayed：也是指延誤或遲到，但更多用來形容時(shí)間上的延誤。：The flight was delayed due to bad weather. (由于惡劣天氣，航班延誤了。)

2. Tardy：指遲到或緩慢，也可以形容某人做事慢吞吞的。：She was often tardy for work, which annoyed her boss. (她經(jīng)常上班遲到，這讓她的老板很生氣。)

3. Overdue：指超過預(yù)期時(shí)間，也可以指某物過期。：Your library books are overdue, please return them as soon as possible. (你借的圖書已經(jīng)過期，請(qǐng)盡快歸還。)

4. Dilatory：指緩慢或拖延，也可以形容某人做事懶散的。：The dilatory response from the government caused more damage to the economy. (緩慢的反應(yīng)給經(jīng)濟(jì)造成了更大的損失。)

編輯總結(jié)：

belated是一個(gè)常用來形容時(shí)間上延誤或遲到的形容詞，在日常生活中比較常見。除了以上提到的同義詞外，還有一些類似含義的詞匯如late、behind schedule等，都可以根據(jù)具體語境來使用。在寫作中，可以多用一些同義詞來避免重復(fù)，增加文章的表現(xiàn)力。