Word · Frequency #23753
afterlife
来世；来生
life after death
- 1.
A conscious existence after death; a supernatural life that follows one's natural life, in some worldviews.
死后的有意识存在；某些世界观中的超自然生命
- 2.
life after death
死后的生活
- 3.
The place believed to be inhabited by people who have died.
被认为是死者居住的地方
- 4.
The effects of a person's actions, or their reputation, after death.
一个人死后的行为影响或声誉
- 5.
The events or situations that result from a particular event; the later reception, consumption or reworking of something, especially a cultural production such as a film, book, etc.
某事件的后续事件或情况；尤其是文化作品如电影、书籍等的后续接受、消费或改编
死后的有意识存在；某些世界观中的超自然生命；死后的生活；被认为是死者居住的地方；一个人死后的行为影响或声誉；某事件的后续事件或情况；尤其是文化作品如电影、书籍等的后续接受、消费或改编
In use
Many people find comfort in believing in an afterlife.
She says her belief in an afterlife helps her cope with loss.
Many cultures have their own ideas about the afterlife.
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。
the afterlife
She wondered what the afterlife would be like.
她想知道来世会是什么样子。
afterlife as [noun]
在此结构中，afterlife 后接 as 引导的补足语。
Some cultures view the afterlife as a paradise.
Connections
Collocations
- in the afterlife
- 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。
- belief in an afterlife
- 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。
- prepare for the afterlife
- 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。
- questions about the afterlife
- 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。
- cultural afterlife
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
Learn the forms together
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