“后来”常见的英语表达有 later、afterwards、subsequently 等,具体使用哪个词取决于语境:
later:最常用,可用于描述时间上的后续,既可指稍后的一段时间(如几分钟、几小时后),也可用于更宽泛的“之后”。例如:
I'll call you later.(我稍后给你打电话。)
Later, he realized his mistake.(后来,他意识到了自己的错误。)
afterwards:强调在某个事件或时间点之后,常用于口语。例如:
We had dinner, and afterwards we went for a walk.(我们吃了晚饭,之后去散了步。)
subsequently:较为正式,通常用于书面语,表示在某事之后紧接着发生的事情。例如:
He resigned from his job, and subsequently moved to another city.(他辞去了工作,随后搬到了另一个城市。)