Old English ?ftanweard, from ?ftan "after" (see aft) + -weard suffix indicating direction (see -ward); nautical use as aftward, then expanded by influence of after; variant afterwards shows adverbial genitive.
雙語例句
1. The world breaks everyone, and afterward, many are stronger at the broken places.
生活總是讓我們遍體鱗傷，但到后來，那些受傷的地方會變得更堅強。
來自金山詞霸 每日一句
2. They came backstage afterward, cooing and toadying to him.
她們隨后來到后臺，對他嬌語諂媚。
來自柯林斯例句
3. Not long afterward she received five calls in one day.
不久之后，她一天內就接到了5個電話。
來自柯林斯例句
4. He dissected the plan afterward to learn why it had failed.
他事后仔細剖析那項計劃以便搞清它失敗的原因.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
5. Let's go to the theatre first and eat afterward.