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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary sub·se·quent
\\ˈsəb-si-kwənt, -sə-ˌkwent\\ adjective ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin subsequent-, subsequens, present participle of subsequi to follow close, from sub- near + sequi to follow — more at sub- , sue DATE 15th century : following in time, order, or place
subsequent events
a subsequent clause in the treaty
• subsequent noun
• sub·se·quent·ly \\-ˌkwent-lē, -kwənt-\\ adverb subsequent
mid-15c., from M.Fr. subséquent (14c.), from L. subsequentem (nom. subsequens), prp. of subsequi "to follow closely," from sub "closely, up to" + sequi "follow." Related: Subsequently. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 subsequentsub·se·quent / 5sQbsikwEnt / adjective ( formal)happening or coming after sth else 随后；后来；之后；接后
OPP previous :
subsequent generations 后代
Subsequent events confirmed our doubts. 后来发生的事证实了我们的怀疑。
Developments on this issue will be dealt with in a subsequent report. 这个问题的发展将在以后的报道中予以说明。 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Search result show the entry is found in: subsequent condition , or subsequent drainage , or subsequent to , or subsequent valley , or condition subsequent
sub·se·quentI. \-nt\ adjectiveEtymology: 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 -esII. noun1. : one that follows after in time or in position 2. : a subsequent stream
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