1. after a fashion 在意义上等于in a fashion,意思是“勉强”“马马虎虎;差强人意”“不大好”,如：

He knew the way, after a fashion.

他勉强认路。

I can play the piano, after a fashion.

我会弹钢琴，不过马马虎虎。

John speaks Russian after a fashion, but Jean speaks it much better.

约翰俄语说得不大好,但是琼说得好多了。

She can play the piano after a fashion. 她能弹钢琴,不过弹得不大好。

He can speak German after a fashion.

他的德语说得还凑合。

She was educated — after a fashion — at home

她算得上是受过教育——家庭教育。

He liked her after a fashion.

他有几分喜欢她。

The roads here are quite a maze, criss-crossing one another in a fashion that at times defies logic.

这里的道路如迷宫般纵横交错，有时让人摸不着头脑。

2.而 after the fashion后跟 of,表示“效仿、仿照……”“按………方式”“赶时髦”。如:

after the fashion还常和of sb.搭配使用，表示“像...一样；模仿...的风格”His novel is after the fashion of Mark Twain.他的小说风格很像马克•吐温。Lily’s sister keeps the dressing style after the fashion of her.Lily的妹妹在穿衣风格上一直模仿她。

I speak after the fashion of a barber.

我是按照一个理发师的口气说的。

Her letters were always heavily underlined, after the fashion of Queen Victoria.

她的字下面总是划上粗线,这是受维多利亚女王的影响。

This is a novel after the fashion of Graham Greene.

这是模仿格雷厄姆·格林风格的一部小说。

She took everything for granted after the fashion of wealthy and pampered girls.

她也像那些被宠坏的富家女一样把什么都不当回事。

This kind of dress is after the fashion.这种裙子正流行。

Linda is trying to keep herself after the fashion.Linda正在努力让自己变得时尚。