afterwards
adverb (especially British English)(North American English usually afterward)
at a later time; after an event that has already been mentioned 以后；后来 Afterwards she was sorry for what she'd said. 后来她后悔说了那些话。 Let's go out now and eat afterwards. 咱们现在出去，然后再吃饭。 Shortly afterwards he met her again. 不久之后，他又遇到了她。 He took his family to supper at a restaurant, and soon afterwards, he fell ill. 他带家人去一家餐馆吃晚饭，不久之后，他病了。
Extra ExamplesThey decided to have another child, and Jake was born not long afterwards. 他们决定再生一个孩子，杰克不久后就出生了。 Steve and I remained friends for years afterwards. 史蒂夫（Steve）和我多年以来一直是朋友。 Only afterwards did we realise how lucky we were to get away. 直到后来，我们才意识到我们多么幸运地脱身。
Word OriginOld English æftewearde, from æftan ‘aft’ + -wards (see -ward), influenced by after.