after all是毕竟,终究的意思。
after all指期待某件事情发生,结果发生的却是相反的事情。意为"尽管与我们所期待的不同,但还是……"(译为:终究,毕竟),一般放在句末,例如:
I expected to fail the exam,but i passed after all.
我原本以为考试不及格,但终究还是通过了。配枝
after all也可指“别忘记了……”,它常常表示为了说明某个好理由或者某个重要的辩论而提醒某人看起来忘记的事情,一般放在句旁亩首,例如:
It's not surprising you're hungry.After all,you didn't have breakfast.
你饿了我一点都不惊讶,别忘了,你没有吃早餐。
双语例句
1、So you did make it to America, after all.
这样你终究运卖森成功到达了美国。
2、After all, The Masters is an invitational tournament.
毕竟,这项大师赛是一场邀请赛。
3、He could not, after all, stop all the evil in the world.
他毕竟不能阻止世上所有的恶行。
4、After all, 15 minutes of exercise is better than nothing.
毕竟,15分钟的锻炼比没锻炼强。
5、Afterall, only few of the theories exist now is wrong.
毕竟现存的理论只有极少数是有误的。