另外,表示“別忘了……,”“總之.”“畢竟”,這時(shí)的after all一般故在句首,用來(lái)提醒對(duì)方(聽(tīng)話(huà)的人)似乎忘記了一個(gè)重要事實(shí),忽略了某個(gè)重要的理由或論點(diǎn)。如:
、賅hy is he not allowed to stay here?After all,It's his home.
、贏fter all,she is a child.畢竟,她是個(gè)孩子。
after作介詞的用法:
1、after+名詞,作為介賓短語(yǔ),
如:after 5 o'clock。五點(diǎn)以后。
He ran after the bus.他在那輛公交車(chē)后追著跑。
2、after+動(dòng)名詞,也是作為介賓短語(yǔ),
如:after having finished my homework。完成我的作業(yè)后。
I will go to bed after drinking the milk.
3、after+代詞,作為賓語(yǔ)的主語(yǔ),
如:He went home after he finished all the work