afternoon 由after和noon两个词组成,常以in the afternoon形式出现,指“在下午”,也可说during the afternoon; 有时,afternoon前不可加in或on,如this afternoon (今天下午),yesterday afternoon (昨天下午)等表达方式; after noon较少用做状语短语,但shortly after noon (午后不久),immediately after noon (午后立即)是用比较广泛。
We left after noon today