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/ˈæftərwərdz/ · /ˈɑːftəwədz/
At a later time, after something that has already happened or been mentioned.
之後 / 後來
核心畫面
Picture a line of time. Something happens at one point, then your finger slides a little further along the line. 'Afterwards' marks that later stretch. It never says how much later — an hour, a year — only that it comes after the thing you just mentioned.
可以想成一條時間線：先有一件事發生在某個點上，然後你的手指沿著線往後滑一段。afterwards 標記的就是「那之後…更多收起
可以想成一條時間線：先有一件事發生在某個點上，然後你的手指沿著線往後滑一段。afterwards 標記的就是「那之後」的那一段時間。它從不交代隔多久——一小時或一年都算——只交代它排在你剛剛講的那件事後面。原始詞典資料1 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
afterwardsadv/ˈɑːftə.wədz/
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temporal-locationtimeAt a later or succeeding time; after that;
- Another Karadeniz cross led to Cudicini's first save of the night, with the Spurs keeper making up for a weak punch by brilliantly pushing away Christian Noboa's snap-shot. Two more top-class stops followed quickly afterwards, first from Natcho's rasping shot which was heading into the top corner, and then to deny Ryazantsev at his near post.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。