既而jì'ér〈书fml.〉<时间副词time adv.〉用在全句或下半句的头上,表示上文所说的情况或动作发生之后不久{[used at the beginning of a complete sentence or the latter half of a sentence to show soon after the occurrence described in the preceding part]}: ～雨霁,欣然登山。{The rain having stopped, we started climbing up the mountain in high spirits.}