afterhandadv.prep.

Brit.

/ˈɑːftəhand/,

/ˈaftəhand/, U.S.

/ˈæftərˌhænd/

Forms: 1500s afterhande, 1600s– afterhand; Scottish pre-1700 afterhind, pre-1700 efftyrhend, pre-1700 eftirhend, pre-1700 eftirhind, pre-1700 eftyrehend, pre-1700 eftyrhend, pre-1700 1700s–1800s afterhend, pre-1700 1800s– efterhend, 1800s afterhen, 1800s aifteran’, 1800s aifterhin, 1800s aiftern, 1800s efterhin', 1800s– efterin, 1900s– efterhaand (Shetland), 1900s– efterhan', 1900s– efterhin.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: after prep., hand n.

Etymology: < after prep. + hand n. Compare after the hand at after adv., prep., and conj. Phrases 3, beforehand adv., behindhand adv.

A. adv.

Afterwards, subsequently; after the event. Now Scottish and U.S.In modern U.S. usage typically in contrast with beforehand, and probably representing a separate development.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > [adverb] > after, afterwards, or later

sitheneOE

aftereOE

sithOE

eftOE

latterOE

aftOE

sithencea1170

sithrec1175

thereup?c1225

baftc1275

furtherc1290

eftsoon1297

therewithala1300

afterwardc1300

afterwardsc1300

soc1300

therewithc1369

eftersoonsa1400

suingly?a1425

at after1425

followingly?c1425

afterhand1438

syne1489

by posteriority1523

in sequel1524

still1526

later1527

subsequently1537

senthis?1553

lately1565

subsequent1568

behindc1600

sequelarly1600

posterior1628

in prosecutiona1641

subsequentiallya1683

artera1746

posteriorly1799

ulteriorly1818

later on1829

1438 in W. Fraser Lennox (1874) II. 68 At the fest of Wytsonday..and syn at the Mertynmes next eftyrhend folowand.

a1530 (c1425) Andrew of Wyntoun Oryg. Cron. Scotl. (Royal) vi. 1005 In till hys thowcht ay wald he cast, Efftyr-hend hys statis all.

1533 T. More Debellacyon Salem & Bizance ii. xv. f. i^v Whyle you rede the tone fyrste, & the tother euyn after hande: there shall neyther he nor I..deceyue you.

1576 Edinb. Test. IV. f. 188^v, in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue at Efterhend All richt [or] titill of rycht..that I haif gevin to..Margaret or that scho may obtene eftirhend.

?1608 S. Lennard tr. P. Charron Of Wisdome ii. vii. 303 The wise take it before hand..and the feeble and vulgar sort after hand.

1634–46 J. Row Hist. Kirk Scotl. (1842) 387 Marshall did sweare afterhend that he had not fylled him at all.

1702 tr. M.-C. d'Aulnoy Mem. Court France ii. 144 These were not foisted after-hand into his Works.

1728 Label without being Libel against Truth 26 A Perfection of knowing things beforehand as perhaps may never come to pass after hand.

1823 W. Scott St. Ronan's Well II. v. 118 Wad it no be better to lay by this hundred pound in Tam Turnpenny's, in case the young lady should want it afterhand, just for a sair foot?

1858 M. Oliphant Laird of Norlaw I. xiv. 180 I've heard say it was a sair sicht to see the hearse rattling away at a trot, and a' the black coaches afterhand.

1880 N. Amer. Rev. Sept. 283 Deduction is knowledge beforehand; induction is knowledge afterhand.

1935 D. Rorie Lum Hat wantin' Croon 48 'Twas some gude whilie efterhan' She keepit tryst there wi' the man.

1965 T. M. Bernstein Careful Writer 36 His [sc. the writer's] is the duty to plan sentences beforehand, or at least to rework them afterhand.

1995 San Francisco Chron. (Nexis) 14 June There would be donated pizza beforehand and donated Champagne afterhand.

2001 A. Purves Shepherd Remembers (2003) ii. viii. 201 Men who had to stay overnight when droving always paid for their lodgings, recovering their expenses from their master afterhand.

B. prep.

Scottish. = after prep. (in various senses). Now rare. Sc. National Dict. records this sense as still in use in north-eastern Scotland in 1952, and in Lothian in 1945.

ΚΠ

c1480 (a1400) St. Clement l. 128 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) I. 376 Hyre husbandis messyngeris wend Til athenis hyre eftyre hend.

a1530 (c1425) Andrew of Wyntoun Oryg. Cron. Scotl. (Royal) viii. l. 4257 Eftyrhend the Petyrmes Off Julii qwhen the fyrst day wes.

1552 Abp. J. Hamilton Catech. i. ii. f. 8 Efter hend all this, yai turnit thame to the brekaris of the law,..saying, [etc.]

1568 in W. T. Ritchie Bannatyne MS (1928) II. 317 Scho..pischit þe grit watter of forth Sic tyd ran eftir hend hir.

c1875 W. Grant in Sc. National Dict. (1952) III. 217/2 He sooched awa efterin me, fan they begood to dance.

1889 ‘S. Mucklebackit’ Lays & Lett. from Linton 68 Get the ferm, an' efterhend that ye may kiss.

1929 J. Alexander Mains & Hilly 62 It was a queer time efter-in-a', fin ye begin to think on't.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	afterhand
释义	afterhandadv.prep. Brit. /ˈɑːftəhand/, /ˈaftəhand/, U.S. /ˈæftərˌhænd/ Forms: 1500s afterhande, 1600s– afterhand; Scottish pre-1700 afterhind, pre-1700 efftyrhend, pre-1700 eftirhend, pre-1700 eftirhind, pre-1700 eftyrehend, pre-1700 eftyrhend, pre-1700 1700s–1800s afterhend, pre-1700 1800s– efterhend, 1800s afterhen, 1800s aifteran’, 1800s aifterhin, 1800s aiftern, 1800s efterhin', 1800s– efterin, 1900s– efterhaand (Shetland), 1900s– efterhan', 1900s– efterhin. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: after prep., hand n. Etymology: < after prep. + hand n. Compare after the hand at after adv., prep., and conj. Phrases 3, beforehand adv., behindhand adv. A. adv. Afterwards, subsequently; after the event. Now Scottish and U.S.In modern U.S. usage typically in contrast with beforehand, and probably representing a separate development. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > [adverb] > after, afterwards, or later sitheneOE aftereOE sithOE eftOE latterOE aftOE sithencea1170 sithrec1175 thereup?c1225 baftc1275 furtherc1290 eftsoon1297 therewithala1300 afterwardc1300 afterwardsc1300 soc1300 therewithc1369 eftersoonsa1400 suingly?a1425 at after1425 followingly?c1425 afterhand1438 syne1489 by posteriority1523 in sequel1524 still1526 later1527 subsequently1537 senthis?1553 lately1565 subsequent1568 behindc1600 sequelarly1600 posterior1628 in prosecutiona1641 subsequentiallya1683 artera1746 posteriorly1799 ulteriorly1818 later on1829 1438 in W. Fraser Lennox (1874) II. 68 At the fest of Wytsonday..and syn at the Mertynmes next eftyrhend folowand. a1530 (c1425) Andrew of Wyntoun Oryg. Cron. Scotl. (Royal) vi. 1005 In till hys thowcht ay wald he cast, Efftyr-hend hys statis all. 1533 T. More Debellacyon Salem & Bizance ii. xv. f. i^v Whyle you rede the tone fyrste, & the tother euyn after hande: there shall neyther he nor I..deceyue you. 1576 Edinb. Test. IV. f. 188^v, in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue at Efterhend All richt [or] titill of rycht..that I haif gevin to..Margaret or that scho may obtene eftirhend. ?1608 S. Lennard tr. P. Charron Of Wisdome ii. vii. 303 The wise take it before hand..and the feeble and vulgar sort after hand. 1634–46 J. Row Hist. Kirk Scotl. (1842) 387 Marshall did sweare afterhend that he had not fylled him at all. 1702 tr. M.-C. d'Aulnoy Mem. Court France ii. 144 These were not foisted after-hand into his Works. 1728 Label without being Libel against Truth 26 A Perfection of knowing things beforehand as perhaps may never come to pass after hand. 1823 W. Scott St. Ronan's Well II. v. 118 Wad it no be better to lay by this hundred pound in Tam Turnpenny's, in case the young lady should want it afterhand, just for a sair foot? 1858 M. Oliphant Laird of Norlaw I. xiv. 180 I've heard say it was a sair sicht to see the hearse rattling away at a trot, and a' the black coaches afterhand. 1880 N. Amer. Rev. Sept. 283 Deduction is knowledge beforehand; induction is knowledge afterhand. 1935 D. Rorie Lum Hat wantin' Croon 48 'Twas some gude whilie efterhan' She keepit tryst there wi' the man. 1965 T. M. Bernstein Careful Writer 36 His [sc. the writer's] is the duty to plan sentences beforehand, or at least to rework them afterhand. 1995 San Francisco Chron. (Nexis) 14 June There would be donated pizza beforehand and donated Champagne afterhand. 2001 A. Purves Shepherd Remembers (2003) ii. viii. 201 Men who had to stay overnight when droving always paid for their lodgings, recovering their expenses from their master afterhand. B. prep. Scottish. = after prep. (in various senses). Now rare. Sc. National Dict. records this sense as still in use in north-eastern Scotland in 1952, and in Lothian in 1945. ΚΠ c1480 (a1400) St. Clement l. 128 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) I. 376 Hyre husbandis messyngeris wend Til athenis hyre eftyre hend. a1530 (c1425) Andrew of Wyntoun Oryg. Cron. Scotl. (Royal) viii. l. 4257 Eftyrhend the Petyrmes Off Julii qwhen the fyrst day wes. 1552 Abp. J. Hamilton Catech. i. ii. f. 8 Efter hend all this, yai turnit thame to the brekaris of the law,..saying, [etc.] 1568 in W. T. Ritchie Bannatyne MS (1928) II. 317 Scho..pischit þe grit watter of forth Sic tyd ran eftir hend hir. c1875 W. Grant in Sc. National Dict. (1952) III. 217/2 He sooched awa efterin me, fan they begood to dance. 1889 ‘S. Mucklebackit’ Lays & Lett. from Linton 68 Get the ferm, an' efterhend that ye may kiss. 1929 J. Alexander Mains & Hilly 62 It was a queer time efter-in-a', fin ye begin to think on't. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.prep.1438
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