hereinafter

/ˌhɪərɪnˈɑːftə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌhɪrɪnˈæftər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌhir-ə-ˈnaf-tər/ (ame, mw)

hereinafter — 副詞

1. used in contracts, statutes, and other formal writing to mean from this point fo

1.副詞C2
釋義

以下；下文

正式文件中指本文件後續部分

used in contracts, statutes, and other formal writing to mean from this point forward in the same document; signals that a name, term, or short label introduced now will be used again in the pages that follow.

例句

The tenant, Joaquín Ramos (hereinafter "the Tenant"), agrees to pay rent on the first of each month.

承租人 Joaquín Ramos（以下簡稱「承租人」）同意於每月一日繳交租金。

hereinafter "X" — introduces a short label for a named party

Acme Logistics Limited (hereinafter referred to as "the Company") shall provide all packing materials at no extra cost.

Acme Logistics Limited（以下稱「本公司」）應免費提供所有包裝材料。

hereinafter referred to as — fixed legal phrasing

同義詞
  • hereafter

    near-synonym in legal text; also covers future time more broadly outside documents

  • below

    the everyday alternative; safe in any non-legal document

  • henceforth

    formal but means 'from this time onward' in real life, not within a document

反義詞
  • hereinbefore

    the formal opposite, referring to what was written earlier in the same document

  • above

    everyday opposite, pointing to an earlier part of a document

文法句型

hereinafter referred to as + noun

hereinafter called + noun

用法筆記

Restricted to legal, regulatory, and other formal written documents — it does not appear in spoken English or in everyday writing. Almost always used to introduce a short defined label for a longer name, in the fixed patterns 'hereinafter referred to as X' or 'hereinafter called X'.

常見錯誤

❌I will explain hereinafter how to cook the rice.
✅I will explain below how to cook the rice.
💡'hereinafter' belongs to legal documents, not casual writing or speech.
❌See the photo hereinafter for the venue.
✅See the photo below for the venue.
💡for ordinary documents, use 'below', 'later', or 'in the following section'.