英 [ɑːftəwədz]

美 [æftərwərdz]

ad. 以后，后来

【用法】

1. afterwards是一个副词，表示在之后的某个时间或发生的。

2. 通常放在句子的末尾，也可以放在句首。

3. 在口语中，afterwards也可以被缩写为after.

【例句】

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

她先去了医院，然后再去了局。

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

对不起，我9点有一个，所以我们能之后见面吗？

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.

我们先吃了晚饭，然后去看电影。

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

她为考试努力学习，在之后被她梦想的大学录取了。

【同义词及用法】

1. later on：与afterwards意思相同，在口语中常用于表示“稍后”、“随后”的意思。：I'll call you later on.

2. subsequently：意为“随后”，强调事情发生的顺序。：He graduated from college and subsequently got a job.

3. next：常用于表示时间顺序，与afterwards意思相近，但更强调紧接着发生的事情。：First, we'll have breakfast, then next we'll go for a walk.

4. after that：与afterwards意思相同，用于表示在某个之后发生的事情。：She went to the store, and after that she went to the post office.

5. following that：意为“随后”，强调时间上的紧接。：They had lunch, and following that they went shopping.

【编辑总结】

afterwards是一个常用的副词，表示在之后的某个时间或发生的。它可以放在句首或句末，也可以被缩写为after，在口语中更常用于表示“稍后”、“随后”的意思。它与later on、subsequently、next、after that、following that等词语意思相近，但各有侧重点和用法不同。熟练掌握这些词语的使用可以丰富表达方式，使语言更加地道和流畅。