lat=late最近 + est [形容词及副词后缀], 表示最高级“最...” → adj.最近的
🗣️ 情景例句
Hey, this is a cool disco!
嘿,这个迪厅很酷。
I asked him to keep quiet, but he wouldn't.
我请他保持肃静,但是他不肯。
Some of the bigger firms are engaged in researches which are of such general and fundamental nature that it is a positive advantage to them not to keep them secret.