after

Pronunciation: ['ɑ:ftә]

Average Rank: 112

Chinese Translation (中文翻译)
Source: ECDICT

prep. 在...之后, 由于 conj. 在...之后 adv. 后来

Detailed Explanations:
  • s. located farther aft
  • r. behind or in the rear
ECDICT Dictionary Data
Collins Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Oxford 3000
Difficulty: BASIC
Exam Tags: zk gk

Word Frequency Rankings

Wikipedia
#59

Formal, encyclopedic, and academic usage

Percentile: 99.4% (Top 99.4% most frequent)
99.4%

Out of 10,000 words in the Wikipedia corpus

TV & Movie Scripts
#180

Conversational and colloquial usage

Percentile: 98.2% (Top 98.2% most frequent)
98.2%

Out of 10,000 words in the TV & Movie Scripts corpus

Project Gutenberg
#96

Classical and literary usage

Percentile: 99.0% (Top 99.0% most frequent)
99.0%

Out of 10,000 words in the Project Gutenberg corpus

Insights

This word appears in 3 corpus/corpora, showing its usage across academic, conversational, and literary contexts.

Usage pattern: Most frequent in Wikipedia, making it particularly important for that context.

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