常用英语短语:after all 毕竟,终究,到底

英语作文    发布时间:2025-03-18  
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一、核心语义解析

双重语义特征:

  • 预期反差型:表示实际结果与预期相反,常位于句末

             例句:I thought she would refuse, but she agreed after all.(我以为她会拒绝,但终究同意了)

  • 事实提醒型:用于强调重要事实或理由,多置于句首

             例句:After all, he's been studying English for 10 years.(毕竟他已学英语十年)


二、用法详解

1. 位置规律

位置语义侧重典型例句
句首强调前提性事实After all, practice makes perfect.
句中补充说明重要信息He is, after all, the team leader.
句末表达结果的反转The project succeeded after all.


2. 搭配模式

  • 让步转折:but/though + after all
             Though inexperienced, he managed it after all.(虽无经验,终究完成了)

  • 因果论证:after all + 原因从句
             We should forgive him, after all he's only 15.(该原谅他,毕竟才15岁)


三、常见错误警示

典型误用纠正:

  • 错误:"I finally passed the exam after all."
             正确:"I thought I'd fail, but passed after all."(finally与after all语义重复)

  • 错误:"After all, let's start the meeting."
             正确:"Let's start the meeting after all."(误用事实提醒型句式)


四、近义短语辨析

短语核心语义典型场景
after all结果反转/事实强调逻辑转折、情感铺垫
in the end时间序列的终结过程性总结
ultimately最终结论正式论述


五、情景应用训练

填空练习:

  1. I know it's expensive, but ______ we need it for work.

  2. She said she wouldn't come, but ______ she arrived at the party.

  3. ______, he's your brother. You should forgive him.

对话模板:

A: How did the interview go?
B:after all.


六、拓展知识

学术写作中的应用:

  • 用于缓和论点:
             "The hypothesis may not hold universally. After all, cultural contexts vary significantly."

  • 在数据解读中:
             "The results were unexpected. After all, previous studies suggested..."