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belief in an afterlife
Many religions teach a belief in an afterlife.
许多宗教都教导人们相信来世。
来世；来生
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来世；来生
life after death
Many religions teach a belief in an afterlife.
许多宗教都教导人们相信来世。
死后的有意识存在；某些世界观中的超自然生命
A conscious existence after death; a supernatural life that follows one's natural life, in some worldviews.
死后的生活
life after death
被认为是死者居住的地方
The place believed to be inhabited by people who have died.
一个人死后的行为影响或声誉
The effects of a person's actions, or their reputation, after death.
Many people find comfort in believing in an afterlife.
许多人在相信来世存在时找到安慰。
She says her belief in an afterlife helps her cope with loss.
她说她对来世的信仰帮助她面对失去亲人的痛苦。
Many cultures have their own ideas about the afterlife.
许多文化对来世都有自己的看法。
Many religions teach a belief in an afterlife.
许多宗教都教导人们相信来世。
She wondered what the afterlife would be like.
她想知道来世会是什么样子。
在此结构中，afterlife 后接 as 引导的补足语。
Some cultures view the afterlife as a paradise.
一些文化将来世视为天堂。
Not this
He believes in afterlife.
Use this
He believes in the afterlife.
汉语中“来世”通常不带冠词，但英语中'afterlife'作为名词时，在泛指或特指情况下一般需要定冠词'the'。
Not this
She thinks about after life.
Use this
She thinks about the afterlife.
'afterlife'是一个复合名词，应作为一个整体拼写，而非分开的两个词'after life'，后者意为‘生命之后’而非‘来世’。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
在来世
She believes she will see her father again in the afterlife.
她相信她会在来世再次见到她的父亲。
对来世的信仰
Their belief in an afterlife helped them cope with grief.
对来世的信仰帮助他们应对丧亲之痛。
为来世做准备
Ancient Egyptians prepared for the afterlife by burying treasures with the dead.
古埃及人通过将财宝与死者一同埋葬来为来世做准备。
关于来世的问题
The book raises questions about the afterlife that still puzzle philosophers.
这本书提出了关于来世的、至今仍困扰哲学家的问题。
文化上的后续影响
The play has had a rich cultural afterlife through numerous adaptations.
这部戏剧通过众多改编作品产生了丰富的文化后续影响。
来世，哦我的天，真是个可怕的词。
The opening line of Arcade Fire's 2013 song 'Afterlife', from the album Reflektor, questions what the word really means.
这是拱廊之火乐队2013年歌曲《Afterlife》的开头一句，出自专辑《Reflektor》，质疑了这个词真正意味着什么。
来世不是你去的地方，而是你创造的地方。
A famous line from the 1998 film What Dreams May Come, where the afterlife is a world shaped by the imagination of the person who has died.
这是1998年电影《美梦成真》中的一句著名台词，在这部电影里，来世是由死者想象塑造的世界。
Use afterlife naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
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联想：生命（life）之后（after）还有生命，即“来世”；记住 after 在前、life 在后，顺序即意义。
语域：neutral 常见场景：宗教与哲学讨论、丧亲或临终关怀、文化作品评论 本词最常用于指人死后的灵魂或意识存在，在宗教、哲学和丧葬话题中比较常见；也指死后的名声或影响。日常对话和书面语中均为中性词，不算正式或生僻。
以上词都与 afterlife 的结尾音节 /laɪf/ 押韵。注意不要混淆以 -ve 结尾的形近词：alive /əˈlaɪv/、live（形容词）/laɪv/、lively /ˈlaɪvli/，它们以 /v/ 结尾。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.