used in business letters to refer to an earlier letter, conversation, meeting, etc.

Further to your letter of 11 March, I should like to inform you of a number of recent developments regarding the Saffron Hill site. 关于你方3月11日的来信，我们想通告你方关于藏红花山工地最近的一些进展情况。

Further to our telephone conversation today, I have pleasure in enclosing a copy of the document as discussed.

Further to our meeting on Monday 19 June, I am writing to set out details of the proposal discussed.

Further to our recent telephone conversation, I am enclosing the relevant documents for your inspection.

Further to your correspondence about refuse collections, I would like to share with your readers a system that works very well in this part of the country.

See also: further adjective adverb