afterwards

afterwards — adverb

1. at some point in time that comes after the moment, action, or event you have jus

1.副詞A2
釋義

at some point in time that comes after the moment, action, or event you have just been talking about.

例句

Sirin watched the film with her dad and cried for nearly an hour afterwards.

clause + afterwards (end position)

We had dumplings for lunch, and afterwards we walked along the river in Tainan.

afterwards links two sequential clauses

同義詞
  • later

    more general; can also mean 'in the future' without a specific reference event

  • subsequently

    formal; common in writing and reports

  • then

    tighter time link; suggests immediate or close sequence

  • thereafter

    very formal/literary; often opens a clause in legal or historical prose

反義詞
  • beforehand

    marks the time before the reference event, not after

  • previously

    points to an earlier moment than the reference time

文法句型

clause + afterwards

afterwards, + clause

用法筆記

Almost always sits at the end of a clause or as a sentence opener; rarely placed mid-sentence. Frequently paired with a time modifier (shortly, soon, long, years) or with a preceding before-clause to mark a clear sequence.

常見錯誤

❌I afterwards went home.
✅I went home afterwards.
💡Place 'afterwards' at the end of the clause, not between subject and verb.
❌Afterwards the meeting, we had coffee.
✅After the meeting, we had coffee.
💡Use 'after' (preposition) before a noun phrase; 'afterwards' is an adverb and stands alone.