双重语义特征:
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)
例句:After all, he's been studying English for 10 years.(毕竟他已学英语十年)
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. |
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)
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)
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 |
填空练习:
I know it's expensive, but ______ we need it for work.
She said she wouldn't come, but ______ she arrived at the party.
______, he's your brother. You should forgive him.
对话模板:
A: How did the interview go?
B:after all.
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..."