following 用法, 例句, 詳解

following 用法1 (the following day vs next day)

見next 用法

following 用法2 (the following day/ the day following)

問：the following day (week, year) 可以說成the day(week, year) following 嗎?

答：following 充當形容詞時, 如同desired, required, past, preceding, positive 一樣, 既可以前置, 也可以後置:

1. They requested that I should call between the hours of ten and eleven a.m. on the day following.
   他們要求我第二天上午10 至11 點之間打電話。
2. He explained to her at length what he intended doing at the office that week following.
   他向她詳細地說明了他第二周在辦公室要做的事情。

(參見past 用法2)