after all - 词组

音标：[ˈɑːftər ɔːl]

意思：

毕竟，终究：用来强调某个事实或情形在某些情况下是不可避免的，或是对某些预期的结论的一种确认。

(表示解释或补充) 事实上：常用于在说完某个观点后进一步阐述或补充信息。

翻译：

终究，毕竟

事实上，实际上

读音：

after [ˈɑːftər]

all [ɔːl]

用法：
"after all" 通常用来引导句子，表示一种事后得出的结论，强调某种事实或理由。例如在对话中，表示出乎意料的转折，或者是对前面论点的总结。

例句：

We decided to stay home after all.
(我们毕竟还是决定待在家里。)

After all, she is the one who has been working hardest.
(毕竟，她是那个工作最努力的人。)

They didn’t like the movie, but after all, it wasn’t their kind of film.
(他们不喜欢这部电影，但毕竟，这不是他们喜欢的类型。)

I thought I would be late, but after all, I arrived early.
(我以为会迟到，但实际上，我早到了。)

After all, you’ve known him longer than anyone else.
(毕竟，你认识他比任何人都久。)

After all that happened, he still managed to stay calm.
(经历了这一切之后，他仍然设法保持冷静。)

She didn’t want to go at first, but after all, it was her friend's birthday.
(她一开始不想去，但毕竟那是她朋友的生日。)

We should have called after all.
(毕竟我们应该打电话的。)

After all, it's only a movie.
(毕竟，它只是一部电影。)

You shouldn't have worried; after all, everything turned out fine.
(你不应该担心，毕竟一切都好起来了。)

短语搭配：

after all these years - 经过这些年

after all is said and done - 说到底

after all this time - 经过这么长时间

after all, we’re only human - 毕竟我们只是人类