In the afterword, the editor explains how newly discovered archival letters altered the interpretation of the biography.
在后记中，编辑解释了新发现的档案信件如何改变了对这部传记的解读。
Which choice best defines “afterword”?
C — A concluding section in a book, typically by a person other than the author. “afterword” means a concluding section in a book, typically by a person other than the author.
Which word means “a concluding section in a book, typically by a person other than the author”?
A — afterword. “afterword” means a concluding section in a book, typically by a person other than the author.
afterword — a concluding section in a book, typically by a person other than the author. In Chinese: 后记.
afterword is pronounced /ˈæftərˌwɜrd/.
In the afterword, the editor explains how newly discovered archival letters altered the interpretation of the biography. (在后记中，编辑解释了新发现的档案信件如何改变了对这部传记的解读。)
epilogue, postscript, conclusion — all close in meaning to afterword (a concluding section in a book, typically by a person other than the author).
foreword, preface — each the opposite of afterword (a concluding section in a book, typically by a person other than the author).
Yes. afterword is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.