Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #4570
thereafter
此后；之后；从那以后
核心释义
from that time on; after that
- 1.
此后；从那时起。
After that time, from then on; thenceforth.
- 2.
从那时起
from that time on
- 3.
在那(前述事物)之后。
After that (the thing aforementioned).
此后；从那时起。；从那时起；在那(前述事物)之后。；其后；从那时以后
用法In use
She graduated in 2020 and thereafter worked as a designer in Shanghai.
用法提示：thereafter 是副词，表示‘从那以后’，连接前后两个时间点。
The company changed its policy in March; thereafter, all meetings were held online.
用法提示：thereafter 作副词，放在句首表示‘此后’，概括之前提到的事件之后的情况。
He broke his leg last summer and thereafter avoided running on hard roads.
用法提示：thereafter 是副词，意为‘从那时起’，用来表示某个时间点之后的持续行为。
thereafter he never called again
thereafter
常置于句首或句中，表示‘从那以后’。
He graduated; thereafter, he moved to New York.
他毕业后，此后搬到了纽约。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- shortly thereafter
- 不久之后
- He graduated in 2020 and shortly thereafter found a job.他于2020年毕业，不久之后就找到了工作。
- soon thereafter
- 很快之后
- The meeting ended, and soon thereafter the lights went out.会议结束了，很快之后灯就灭了。
- immediately thereafter
- 之后立即
- She submitted the report and immediately thereafter left the office.她提交了报告，之后立即离开了办公室。
- a year thereafter
- 一年后
- The law was passed; a year thereafter, its effects became visible.该法律通过了；一年后，其效果显现了出来。
- thereafter, he
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
拆解为 there（那里）+ after（之后），意为‘从那里之后’，即‘从那时起’。
语境与语域Context & Register
通常用于正式书面语，也可用于日常叙述。
语法说明Grammar Note
常置于句首，表示'此后'。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Only 'hereafter' shares the same stress pattern (second syllable) and vowel sound as 'thereafter'. Words like 'after', 'afternoon', and 'aftermath' have stress on the first syllable and thus do not rhyme exactly, despite sharing the 'after' ending.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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