Afterward, + clause
置于句首，用逗号隔开，表示随后发生的事。
Afterward, we went for a walk.
之后，我们去散了步。
之后；以后；后来
在参照时间之后发生,后来；然后
at a later time; subsequently
在参照时间之后发生,后来
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
We had dinner and afterward went for a walk.
我们吃了晚饭，之后去散了步。
用法提示：副词，表示‘之后’，修饰整个句子。
He finished his homework and afterward played video games.
他完成作业后，之后玩了电子游戏。
用法提示：副词，连接前后两个动作顺序。
She told me the news, and afterward I felt relieved.
她告诉了我这个消息，之后我感到如释重负。
用法提示：副词，表示时间上的先后关系。
置于句首，用逗号隔开，表示随后发生的事。
Afterward, we went for a walk.
之后，我们去散了步。
置于句末，无逗号，表示动作的先后顺序。
We had dinner and then went home afterward.
我们吃了晚饭，然后随后回家了。
与shortly连用，表示短暂间隔后。
He arrived shortly afterward.
他稍后就到了。
grammar · medium
易错句子I will see you in the afterward.
正确表达I will see you afterward.
“afterward” 是副词，不能用作名词。中文学习者常受“在…之后”结构影响，误将其当作名词使用。改为副词后，直接修饰动词。
grammar · medium
易错句子After the movie afterward, we had dinner.
正确表达After the movie, we had dinner.
“afterward” 与 “after + 名词” 语义重复。去掉 “afterward” 或在 “after” 短语后用分号连接。
later 可指将来时间，也可指过去时间之后；afterward 通常指过去某事后。
after 是介词或连词，后接名词或从句；afterward 是副词，单独使用。
不久之后
She left the meeting shortly afterward.
她不久之后就离开了会议。
随后不久；很快之后
He got the job and moved to Boston soon afterward.
他得到了那份工作，随后不久就搬到了波士顿。
没过多久
The store closed, and not long afterward the whole street was empty.
那家店关门了，没过多久整条街就空了。
紧接着；随即
The concert ended, and immediately afterward everyone rushed outside.
音乐会结束了，紧接着所有人都涌到了外面。
多年之后
Years afterward, she still remembered his words.
多年之后，她仍然记得他说过的话。
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