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latter-day

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˈlatter-day adjective [only before noun]  1 a latter-day Versailles/Tsar/Robin Hood etc NOWsomething or someone that exists now but is like a famous thing or person that existed in the past 现代版的凡尔赛宫/现代沙皇/现代罗宾汉等 He ruled his business empire like a latter-day Tsar. 他就像现代沙皇一样管理着他的商业帝国。2 relating to a recent period of time, rather than an earlier one 当今的 Latter-day students could never meet the college entrance standards required in the 1940s. 今天的学生永远也达不到20世纪40年代的大学入学水准。
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latter-dayRomer portrayed himself as a latter-day Robin Hood who took money and gave it to the underprivileged.
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latter-day
ˈlatter-day adjective [only before noun]
1. a latter-day Versailles/Tsar/Robin Hood etc something or someone that exists now but is like a famous thing or person that existed in the past:
    He ruled his business empire like a latter-day Tsar.
2. relating to a recent period of time, rather than an earlier one:
    Latter-day students could never meet the college entrance standards required in the 1940s.


latter-dayBrE /ˈlætə deɪ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈlætər deɪ/ 🔊 adjective [only before noun] being a modern version of a person or thing in the past (旧时的人或物的)现代翻版的a latter-day Robin Hood当代的罗宾汉