Word · Frequency #20377
hereafter
/hɪˈræftɝː/
noun
来世
life after death
- 1.
life after death
来世
- 2.
the time yet to come
未来
未来;将来
In use
Many people wonder what the hereafter is really like.
She believes that she will see her parents again in the hereafter.
Religions around the world offer different ideas about the hereafter.
Connections
Collocations
- the hereafter
- 来世;未来
- She was curious about the hereafter.她对来世感到好奇。
- in the hereafter
- 在来世
- They hope to be reunited in the hereafter.他们希望来世重逢。
- the life hereafter
- 来世的生活
- He imagined the life hereafter.他想象来世的生活。
- belief in the hereafter
- 对来世的信仰
- Her belief in the hereafter never wavered.她对来世的信仰从未动摇。
Idioms & figurative uses
- the hereafter
- 来世;未来She took comfort in the belief that she would see her husband again in the hereafter.她因相信来世能与丈夫重逢而感到安慰。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
hereafter = here(这里)+ after(之后):“在此之后”即今生之后,由此联想到来世与未来。
Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:宗教或哲思讨论、文学或正式书面语 作为名词,hereafter 较正式,多用于书面或庄重语境,表示死后世界或未来的时期;日常口语中通常说 the afterlife 或 the future。
Grammar Note
常指死后生活或未来,多用于正式或宗教语境
Pronunciation & Spelling
after、thereafter、rafter、laughter 都以 /æftɚ/ 结尾,和 hereafter 的重读部分同韵;其中 laughter 拼写不同。注意 herein 只是拼写上有 here,读音是 /ˌhɪrˈɪn/,与 hereafter 不同。
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