afterlife

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈɑːftəˌlaɪf/    美 /ˈæftɚˌlaɪf/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A conscious existence after death; a supernatural life that follows one's natural life, in some worldviews.
    — Many religious people believe in an afterlife.
  2. The place believed to be inhabited by people who have died.
    — You'll reunite later, somewhere in the afterlife.
  3. The part of a person's life that follows a particular stage or event; later life. countable,informal,uncountable
    — They say that life begins at 40, but right now I'm more interested in the afterlife that begins at 65!
  4. The effects of a person's actions, or their reputation, after death.
    — The philanthropic endowment that she bequeathed gave her an ongoing afterlife.
  5. The events or situations that result from a particular event; the later reception, consumption or reworking of something, especially a cultural production such as a film, book, etc.
    — The 1970s TV show M*A*S*H had a long afterlife in syndication.

词形变化

afterlives plural afterlifes plural,proscribed,rare

词汇关系

近义词
afterlife afterworld by and by byembye deadland hereafter next world other side spirit world spiritual world
下位词
Hades Hel limbo netherworld Niflheim Niflhel Sheol underworld land of reward Aidenn Avalon better place Elysian Fields the great … in the sky happy hunting ground Heaven Jannat Jodo New Jerusalem Paradise Pure Land sweet hereafter Sukhavati upstairs Valhalla land of punishment Abaddon abyss bottomless pit Gehenna gonghouse heck Hell infernal region Inferno Jahannam perdition Spirit Prison Tartarus the other place Umbral land of cleansing purgatorie purgatory purging place
相关词
nirvana life after death
部分词
pearly gates

词源

From after- + life.
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