postwar
UK/'pәust'wɒ:/US
TOEFLA1
Definitions
adj.
Belonging to or occurring in the period after a war, especially World War II.
战后的（尤指二战后时期的）。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedpost- ('after') + war = after the war. In modern usage it nearly always implies the years following World War II — the postwar boom, postwar reconstruction. Its opposite is prewar.
Root war still carries 5 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.postwar period战后时期
- 2.postwar reconstruction战后重建
- 3.postwar era战后时代
- 4.postwar generation战后一代
Example Sentences
- 1.
The postwar years saw rapid economic growth.
- 2.
Many cities needed massive postwar reconstruction.
- 3.
She belongs to the postwar generation.