afterward
英 ['ɑ?ft?w?d]
美['ɑft?w?d]
- adv. 以后，后来
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英文词源
- afterward (adv.)
- Old English ?ftanweard, from ?ftan "after" (see aft) + -weard suffix indicating direction (see -ward); nautical use as aftward, then expanded by influence of after; variant afterwards shows adverbial genitive.
双语例句
- 1. The world breaks everyone, and afterward, many are stronger at the broken places.
- 生活总是让我们遍体鳞伤，但到后来，那些受伤的地方会变得更坚强。
来自金山词霸 每日一句
- 2. They came backstage afterward, cooing and toadying to him.
- 她们随后来到后台，对他娇语谄媚。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. Not long afterward she received five calls in one day.
- 不久之后，她一天内就接到了5个电话。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. He dissected the plan afterward to learn why it had failed.
- 他事后仔细剖析那项计划以便搞清它失败的原因.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. Let's go to the theatre first and eat afterward.
- 让我们先去看戏,然后吃饭.
来自《简明英汉词典》