“在晚期”常见的英文表达有“in the late stage” 、“at an advanced stage” 或 “in the advanced stage” 。
“in the late stage”侧重于表示处于事物发展的较后阶段 。例如:The patient is in the late stage of cancer.(这位病人处于癌症晚期。)
“at an advanced stage” 和 “in the advanced stage” 都强调已经发展到比较高级、深入的阶段,常用于描述疾病、项目、进程等。例如:The construction project is at an advanced stage.(这个建筑工程已进入后期阶段。 )The disease has reached an advanced stage.(这种疾病已进入晚期。 )