afterward

/ˈɑːftəwəd/ adv
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

后来；之后

释义与例句

adv 后来；之后
after an event or at a later time
  1. We had dinner and went to the cinema afterward.
    我们吃完晚饭，之后去看了电影。
  2. She apologized afterward for her rude words.
    后来她为自己粗鲁的话道歉。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. He left immediately, and I never saw him afterward.
    他立刻离开了，之后我再也没见过他。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 after（之后）+ ward（方向）→ 朝之后的方向 → 后来

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • afterwards 后来；之后
    英式英语常用拼写
  • after 在……之后
    介词 / 连词原形
同义词
  • later 后来；稍后
    later 更通用，afterward 更正式。
    I'll call you later. 我稍后给你打电话。
  • subsequently 随后；后来
    subsequently 书面语，强调因果或时间上的承接。
    The plan was subsequently abandoned. 该计划随后被放弃。
反义词
  • beforehand 事先；预先
    afterward 表之后，beforehand 表之前。
    Let me know beforehand if you can't come. 如果你不能来，请事先告诉我。
  • previously 先前；以前
    previously 指更早的时候，与 afterward 时间方向相反。
    She had previously worked in London. 她先前在伦敦工作过。
常见搭配
  • soon afterward 不久之后
    He left the room, and soon afterward the phone rang. 他离开房间，不久之后电话响了。
  • shortly afterward 随即
    Shortly afterward, the meeting began. 随即，会议开始了。