post-war

post-war — adjective

1. connected with the time, society, and conditions that follow a large-scale war —

1.形容詞B1
釋義

connected with the time, society, and conditions that follow a large-scale war — particularly World War I and World War II, including the rebuilding and social changes those conflicts set in motion.

例句

Many European cities were rebuilt during the post-war period.

before noun usage: post-war + period / era / years

The post-war economy in Japan grew quickly with American help.

同義詞
  • post-conflict

    broader term that includes civil wars and smaller conflicts; more formal

  • postbellum

    very formal, used mainly for the US Civil War period in American history

反義詞
  • pre-war

    opposite — the time before a war

  • wartime

    during, not after, the war

文法句型

post-war + noun

用法筆記

Usually placed before a noun. The opposite is 'pre-war'. When referring to a specific historical period, it may be capitalised ('the Post-war era'), though lowercase is more common in general writing.

常見錯誤

❌She was born in post-war.
✅She was born in the post-war period.
💡'post-war' is an adjective; it must modify a noun and cannot stand alone as a noun phrase.
❌post-war the conflict, the city grew
✅After the war, the city grew.
💡'post-war' is not a preposition. Use 'after the war' for the adverbial meaning.