后来，以后(later;after that)：We must talk of it.I think you would feel better～.我们必须谈谈这件事，我想谈过后你会感觉好些的。She told me～that she had not enjoyed the party.她后来告诉我说她不喜欢那次聚会。A～，we can go to a cinema. 然后，我们可以去影院。A～she went back to her room.事后她回自己房间去了。soon/shortly/immediately～随后不久;〖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。

【辨异】afterwards与after及later的区别参见AFTER。