后來(lái)，以后(later;after that)：We must talk of it.I think you would feel better～.我們必須談?wù)勥@件事，我想談過(guò)后你會(huì)感覺(jué)好些的。She told me～that she had not enjoyed the party.她后來(lái)告訴我說(shuō)她不喜歡那次聚會(huì)。A～，we can go to a cinema. 然后，我們可以去影院。A～she went back to her room.事后她回自己房間去了。soon/shortly/immediately～隨后不久;〖同〗after;
←′after adv，prep，conj & adj;
【用法】afterward(s)不用于句中，一般置于句末或句首。afterward的形式用于AmE中。
【辨異】afterwards與after及later的區(qū)別參見(jiàn)AFTER。