subsequent

Bridgezipf 4.39

Pronunciation

/ˈsʌbsɪkwənt/(SUB-si-kwent)

Part of speech

adjectiveneutral/formal

Chinese

随后的；后来的（在某事物之后发生的）

Definition

Coming after something in time; following as a result.

Word family

  • subsequently/ˈsʌbsɪkwəntli/(adv)随后；后来地
  • subsequence/ˈsʌbsɪkwəns/(n)后续

Collocations

  • subsequent events
  • subsequent investigation
  • in subsequent years
  • subsequent to
  • subsequent analysis
  • subsequent action
  • subsequent chapters

Examples

  1. 1.The initial results were promising, and subsequent trials confirmed the findings on a larger scale.
  2. 2.The decision was made in March, and subsequent events showed it to have been the right call.

Synonyms

  • following/ˈfɒləʊɪŋ/— coming after
  • later/ˈleɪtə/— coming afterwards
  • ensuing/ɪnˈsjuːɪŋ/— happening as a result of what just occurred

Etymology

from Latin "subsequens" = following after, from "sub-" + "sequi" (to follow)