afterwards/ˋæftɚwɚdz; ˈɑːftəwədz/ also 又作 afterwardAmE 【美】adv after an event or time that has been mentioned 以后﹐后来: Charles arrived shortly afterwards . 查尔斯不久就到了。For years afterwards, I felt guilty about what happened. 此后多年﹐我一直为发生的这一切感到内疚。Two days afterwards, I received a call. 两天以后﹐我接到一个电话。Afterwards, he told me they were getting married. 后来﹐他告诉我他们要结婚了。