"after all" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 畢竟

Definition

用來解釋或提醒某人某事的原因，特別是在出乎意料或為了證明之前的話時。也可表示「到頭來」、「總而言之」。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

在口語和書面語中都很常見，一般於句首或句尾，用來強調理由或最後的考慮。不是字面意思的“全部之後”，而是有邏輯或總結的意味。

Examples

We should invite her; she is our friend after all.

我們應該邀請她，**畢竟**她是我們的朋友。

Don’t be too hard on him. He is only a child after all.

別對他太嚴厲，**畢竟**他只是個孩子。

I guess it wasn’t so difficult after all.

我想**畢竟**也沒那麼難。

He came to the party after all, even though he said he wouldn't.

他最後還是來了聚會，**畢竟**他說過他不會來。

I thought it was going to rain, but it stayed sunny after all.

我以為會下雨，結果**畢竟**還是晴天。

So you do care what people think, after all!

原來你真的在乎別人怎麼想，**畢竟**！