subsequent
UK/'sʌbsikwәnt/US
NGSL 3kIELTSTOEFLGREA1
Definitions
adj.
Coming or happening after something else
随后的，后来的，接下来的
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedsub- (after, close behind) + sequ (follow) + -ent (adj.) = 'following close after.' Here sub- means not 'under' but 'next in line, right behind' — subsequent events are the ones that come next.
Root sequ still carries 21 more wordsUsage Guide
Register: subsequent is formal/written; in speech you'd usually say later, next, or following. The phrase 'subsequent to' = 'after' but sounds bureaucratic — fine in reports, stilted in conversation. The adverb is subsequently ('afterwards').
Example Sentences
- 1.
The first meeting went well; subsequent ones were less productive.
- 2.
Subsequent to the merger, several executives left the company.
- 3.
These problems became clear only in subsequent years.