?英 [ɑ?ft?w?dz]

美 [?ft?rw?rdz]

ad. 以后，后來

【用法】

1. afterwards是一個副詞，表示在之后的某個時間或發(fā)生的。

2. 通常放在句子的末尾，也可以放在句首。

3. 在口語中，afterwards也可以被縮寫為after.

【例句】

1. She went to the hospital first and afterwards she went to the police station.

她先去了醫(yī)院，然后再去了局。

2. I'm sorry, I have a meeting at 9 o'clock, so can we meet afterwards?

對不起，我9點有一個，所以我們能之后見面嗎？

3. He lost his job and afterwards he lost his house.

他失去了工作，然后又失去了房子。

4. We had dinner first and afterwards we went to see a movie.

我們先吃了晚飯，然后去看電影。

5. She studied hard for her exams and afterwards she got accepted into her dream university.

她為考試努力學(xué)習(xí)，在之后被她夢想的大學(xué)錄取了。

【同義詞及用法】

1. later on：與afterwards意思相同，在口語中常用于表示“稍后”、“隨后”的意思。：I'll call you later on.

2. subsequently：意為“隨后”，強調(diào)事情發(fā)生的順序。：He graduated from college and subsequently got a job.

3. next：常用于表示時間順序，與afterwards意思相近，但更強調(diào)緊接著發(fā)生的事情。：First, we'll have breakfast, then next we'll go for a walk.

4. after that：與afterwards意思相同，用于表示在某個之后發(fā)生的事情。：She went to the store, and after that she went to the post office.

5. following that：意為“隨后”，強調(diào)時間上的緊接。：They had lunch, and following that they went shopping.

【編輯總結(jié)】

afterwards是一個常用的副詞，表示在之后的某個時間或發(fā)生的。它可以放在句首或句末，也可以被縮寫為after，在口語中更常用于表示“稍后”、“隨后”的意思。它與later on、subsequently、next、after that、following that等詞語意思相近，但各有側(cè)重點和用法不同。熟練掌握這些詞語的使用可以豐富表達方式，使語言更加地道和流暢。