英汉词典

after 基本解释

• adv. 后来，以后
• prep. 在……之后
• conj. 在……之后
• adj. 以后的

after 中文词源

来自PIE *apo, 从，后面，词源同前缀ab-, 单词of。-ter比较级后缀。

after 英文词源

after

after: [OE] In the first millennium AD many Germanic languages had forms cognate with Old English æfter (Gothic aftra, for example, and Old Norse aptr), but, with the exception of Dutch achter, none survive. It is not clear what their ultimate origin is, but the suffix they share may well be a comparative one, and it is possible that they derive from a Germanic base *af- (represented in Old English æftan ‘from behind’).

It has been suggested that this goes back to Indo-European *ap- (source of Latin ab ‘away, from’ and English of(f)), in which case after would mean literally ‘more off’ – that is, ‘further away’. Nautical aft is probably a shortening of abaft, formed, with the prefixes a- ‘on’ and be- ‘by’, from Old English æftan.
=> of, off

after (prep.)

Old English æfter "after, next, throughout, following in time, later," from Old English of "off" (see of) + -ter, a comparative suffix; thus the original meaning was "more away, farther off." Compare Old Norse eptir "after," Old High German aftar, Gothic aftra "behind." Cognate with Greek apotero "farther off."

After hours "after regular working hours" is from 1861. Afterwit "wisdom that comes too late" is attested from c. 1500 but seems to have fallen from use, despite being more needed now than ever. After you as an expression in yielding precedence is recorded by 1650.

after 词组搭配

after 英文释义

1. located farther aft

after 同义词解析

after, behind, at the back of

这些词均有"在……后面"之意。

after和behind用来表地点时，前者强调的是顺序的先后，而后者侧重方向和位置的前后关系。请比较：The student sat after me.那个学生坐在我后面。(我坐在他前面)。The student sat behind me.那学生坐在我背后。after与behind用于指时间时，前者强调时间的先后顺序，而后者则着重于表示"落后……"或"迟于……"的概念。试比较：Who ruled after James I?詹姆斯一世之后是谁统治的?You are forty minutes behind schedule.你比规定的时间迟了40分钟。after多用于表示因时间上的先后而造成顺序的前后场合，behind则常用于仅指位置上的前后关系。请比较：Please shut the door after you.请随手关门。Please shut the door behind you.请关上你身后的门。

at the back of：这个前置词短语既可指具体的位置的先后，又可用于指抽象的概念。

after 双语例句

1. No matter where you go in life or how old you get, there's always something new to learn about. After all, life is full of surprises.

不管你生活在哪里，你有多少岁，总有新东西要学习，毕竟，生活总是充满惊喜。

来自金山词霸 每日一句

2. He was fired from his job after roughing up a colleague.

他因为对一位同事动粗而被开除了。

来自柯林斯例句

3. The mystery hero imme-diately alerted police after spotting a bomb.

那个无名英雄发现炸弹后马上报了警。

来自柯林斯例句

4. After a three-weekend courtship, Pamela accepted Randolph's proposal of marriage.

经过3个周末的追求之后，帕梅拉接受了伦道夫的求婚。

来自柯林斯例句

5. The ballot was re-run on Mr Todd's insistence after accusations of malpractice.

因被控舞弊，在托德先生的坚持下重新进行了投票。

来自柯林斯例句

after 实用场景例句

After an hour I went home (= when an hour had passed) .

一小时之后我回家了。

牛津词典

After winning the prize she became famous overnight.

她获奖后一夜之间成名了。

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They arrived shortly after 5.

他们是在5点钟刚过到达的。

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Not long after that he resigned.

那以后不久他就辞职了。

牛津词典

Let's meet the day after tomorrow/the week after next .

咱们后天 / 下下周再见。

牛津词典

We'll leave after lunch.

我们将在午饭后动身。

牛津词典

I waited for news, day after day, expecting to hear.

我日复一日地等着，期待能听到消息。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

...people who'd been coming here year after year.

年复一年到这里来的人们

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Caroline was trying on one outfit after another.

卡罗琳一套接一套地试穿衣服。

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She used to mess up the floor and I had to clean up after her.

她过去常常把地板弄得很脏乱，而我不得不为她清理干净。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

A few kilometres after the village, turn right to Montelabate.

过了村庄之后再前行几公里，向右转前往蒙特拉贝特。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

I wrote my name after Penny's.

我把自己的名字写在彭尼的下面。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

After Germany, America is Britain's second-biggest customer...

对于英国来说，美国是仅次于德国的第二大客户。

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Methane is often regarded as the second most important greenhouse gas after carbon dioxide.

甲烷常被认为是仅次于二氧化碳的重要温室气体。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Phillimore Island is named after Sir Robert Phillimore...

菲利莫尔岛以罗伯特·菲利莫尔爵士的名字命名。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

He persuaded Virginia to name the baby after him.

他说服弗吉尼娅以他的名字为婴儿取名。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

'After you.' — 'Not at all, Mr Bird, after you.'

“您先请。”——“别客气，伯德先生，您先请。”

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Sybil ate three biscuits, one after the other...

西比尔接连吃了3块饼干。

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I did eventually find what I was after.

我最终找到了我想要的东西。

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'Come back!' he called after me...

“回来！”他朝我喊道。

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Claire stared after him until he disappeared around a corner.

克莱尔一直注视着他，直到他消失在拐角。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

After breakfast Amy ordered a taxi...

早饭后，埃米预订了一辆出租车。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

After completing and signing it, please return the form to us in the envelope provided.

填完表格并签名后，请装进所提供的信封里寄还给我们。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

...women who have changed their mind after deciding not to have children...

决定不生孩子后又改变主意的女性

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She's leaving the day after tomorrow.

她打算后天离开。

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...the party's annual conference, to be held the week after next.

将在下下周举行的该党的年会

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He walked out, and Louise went after him.

他走了出去，路易丝也跟着出去了。

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...people who were after him for large amounts of money.

为了大笔钱而追随他的人们

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They were after the money...

他们想得到这笔钱。

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After 19 May, strikes were occurring on a daily basis...

5月19日之后，每天都会发生罢工。

柯林斯高阶英语词典