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单词 afterword
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afterwordn.

Brit. /ˈɑːftəwəːd/, /ˈaftəwəːd/, U.S. /ˈæftərˌwərd/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: after- prefix, word n.
Etymology: < after- prefix + word n.
Originally: a later word; a word (or passage) printed or spoken after another. Now usually: a passage added at the end of a book or other work, containing concluding remarks or similar additional matter. Cf. foreword n., postscript n.1 1.
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society > communication > book > matter of book > [noun] > postface or conclusion
envoyc1398
extraduction1533
epilogue1564
heel1608
explicit1660
post-face1742
afterword1890
society > leisure > the arts > literature > a written composition > parts of a written composition > [noun] > addition or appendix
supplement1523
appendix1549
referendary1581
supply1584
postscript1596
corollary1603
annexary1605
annexe1625
appendage1651
streamer1696
tack1705
taga1734
rider1813
pendant1837
overmatter1887
afterword1890
1643 W. Bridge Truth of Times Vindicated i. 6 The former word שים, which we translate, set or place, by an afterward [sic] in the 15. verse, נתן which signifies to give.
1660 H. Adis Fannaticks Mite sig. B4 (heading) An After-Word to the Reader.
1666 B. Keach Zion in Distress 49 (heading) A Postscript: Or, an After-Word to England.
1713 Cato Examin'd 19 His after-Words to his Sons and Friends shew plainly, that he was not so much a Stoic as to be void of Passion.
1813 G. Colman Vagaries Vindicated 54 Let me subjoin (as my superiors do) To my harangue an after-word or two.
1844 M. Howitt tr. F. Bremer New Sketches Every-day Life 134/2 (heading) An after-word.
1890 Caxton's Eneydos (E.E.T.S.) p. xx Afterwords by F. J. Furnivall.
1911 J. Gwynn (title) The present position of Protestantism in Ireland and an afterword.
1939 Mind 48 433 The after-word that he thought it essential to print.
1982 Notes & Queries Aug. 365/2 The word ‘poets’ has, in the light of Mary Shelley's after-words, to carry a more general application.
2009 Church Times 6 Feb. 3/1 The Archbishop of Canterbury says in an afterword to A Good Childhood.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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