Old English æftanweard, from æftan "after" (see aft) + -weard suffix indicating direction (see -ward); nautical use as aftward, then expanded by influence of after; variant afterwards shows adverbial genitive.
双语例句
1. The world breaks everyone, and afterward, many are stronger at the broken places.
生活总是让我们遍体鳞伤，但到后来，那些受伤的地方会变得更坚强。
来自金山词霸 每日一句
2. They came backstage afterward, cooing and toadying to him.
她们随后来到后台，对他娇语谄媚。
来自柯林斯例句
3. Not long afterward she received five calls in one day.
不久之后，她一天内就接到了5个电话。
来自柯林斯例句
4. He dissected the plan afterward to learn why it had failed.
他事后仔细剖析那项计划以便搞清它失败的原因.
来自《简明英汉词典》
5. Let's go to the theatre first and eat afterward.
