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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary post·script
\\ˈpōs(t)-ˌskript\\ noun ETYMOLOGY New Latin postscriptum, from Latin, neuter of postscriptus, past participle of postscribere to write after, from post- + scribere to write — more at scribe DATE 1551 : a note or series of notes appended to a completed letter, article, or book postscript
1523, from L. post scriptum "written after," from neuter pp. of L. postscribere "write after," from post "after" + scribere "to write" (see script). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 postscript
post·script / 5pEustskript; NAmE 5poust- / noun ~ (to sth)
1. (abbr. PS) an extra message that you add at the end of a letter after your signature
(加于信末的)附言,又及
2. extra facts or information about a story, an event, etc. that is added after it has finished
补充；补编；后话；跋 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged post·script
\ˈpōs(t)ˌskript\ nounEtymology: New Latin postscriptum, from Latin, neuter of postscriptus, past participle of postscribere to write after, from post- + scribere to write — more at scribe : a note or series of notes appended to a completed composition (as a letter, article, or book) usually giving an afterthought or additional information
< added a postscript to the … manuscript — R.H.Gabriel >
< included in the autobiography as a sort of postscript — Harper's > — abbr. PS, ps
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