| 释义 |
sub·se·quent
I. \-nt\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin subsequent-, subsequens, present participle of subsequi to follow closely, from sub- near, closely + sequi to follow — more at sue
1. : following in time : coming or being later than something else
< subsequent events >
< a period subsequent to the war >
2. : following in order of place : succeeding
< a subsequent clause in a treaty >
3. [so called from its being subsequent in origin to the system of which it is a part] : developed along a belt of underlying weak rock and therefore adjusted to the regional structure
< a subsequent stream >
• sub·se·quent·ly adverb
• sub·se·quent·ness noun -es
II. noun
1. : one that follows after in time or in position
2. : a subsequent stream |