afters

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Dessert. Ireland,UK,informal,uncountable
    — What are we having for afters, Mum? I really want ice cream.
  2. plural of after form-of,plural
  3. The festivities held after a wedding meal. informal,uncountable
    — To keep costs down at our wedding, we only had family at the banquet, but invited all our friends to the afters.
  4. Fighting or arguing off the ball or when play has stopped. Ireland,UK,informal,uncountable
    — 42-2: From the other end Strauss has a bit of afters with Morne Morkel after yet another bouncer raps him on the gloves.
  5. An after-hours drinking session in a public house. Ireland,UK,uncountable
    — The lights flashed when the landlord shouted, “Last round of drinks before bar closes. Here^([sic]) me folks, no 'Afters' tonight mates!”
  6. After-school care service. uncountable

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep
Proto-Indo-European *-o
Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó
Proto-Indo-European *-teros
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep(o)teros
Proto-Germanic *after
Old English æfter
Middle English after
English after
English -s
English afters
From after + -s (hypocoristic suffix).
词源 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
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