after和later的用法区别
一、读音不同
after 英[ˈɑːftə(r)] 美[ˈæftər]
later 英[ˈleɪtə(r)] 美[ˈleɪtər]
二、释义不同
after
prep. 之后; (时间)在…后; 表示反复不断或一个接着一个; 跟随; 追赶; 在(某人)后面;
conj. 在…以后;
adv. 以后; 后来; 向后; 在后面;
adj. 以后的; 后来的; 靠近 ( 船或飞机 ) 后部的;
later
adv. 后来; 以后; 其后; 随后; (年轻人告别时用的)再见;
adj. 后来的; 以后的; 接近末期的; 晚年的;
三、词形变化不同
after无词形变化
later原型： late
四、用法不同
时间顺序不同：after表示在某个时间点之后，例如：
1、I will call you after I finish my work.我完成工作后会给你打电话。
2、I think we could all use a drink after that! 我想我们在事情办完之后都得痛快地喝一杯。
3、I need time to get my wind back after that run. 我跑过之后需要时间喘口气。
later表示在之后的某个时间点，例如：
1、I will call you later.我会晚些时候给你打电话。
2、In the light of later events the decision was proved right. 从后来发生的事看，这一决定证明是正确的。
3、She develops the theme more fully in her later books. 她在后来写的书中更详尽地阐明了这个主题。
五、双语例句
after
1、The first 24 hours after the operation are the most critical.
病人手术后头24小时是最危险的。
2、He was on a real high after winning the competition.
他赢了那场比赛后高兴极了。
3、You'll feel better after a good night's sleep.
你晚上睡个好觉就会觉得舒服些。
4、I'll feel better after a good night's sleep.
好好睡一晚，我就会觉得好些了。
5、I'm always having to clean up after the children.
孩子们离开以后，我总得打扫一番。
later
1、As often as not, he's late for work.
他上班往往迟到。
2、Look at the time! We'll be late.
看几点了！我们要迟到了。
3、The government will review the situation later in the year.
政府将在今年晚些时候对形势重新加以研究。
4、The government will review the situation later in the year.
政府将在今年晚些时候重新检讨形势。
5、I'd like to come on to that question later.
我想以后再讨论那个问题。