hindsight
英['ha?n(d)sa?t]
美['ha?ndsa?t]
- n. 后見之明；槍的照門
中文詞源
hindsight 事后聰明，事后諸葛亮
hind,后面的，sight,看。比喻用法。
英文詞源
- hindsight (n.)
- by 1841, "backsight of a firearm," from hind (adj.) + sight. Meaning "seeing what has happened" is attested by 1862, American English, (in proverbial "If our foresight was as good as our hindsight, it would be an easy matter to get rich"), probably a formation on the model of foresight.
雙語例句
- 1. With hindsight, we'd all do things differently.
- 有了事后的認識，我們都會以不同的方式行事。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. With hindsight it is easy to say they should not have released him.
- 事后才說他們本不應該釋放他，這倒容易。
來自《權威詞典》
- 3. With the benefit of hindsight, it is clear we ought to have done more.
- 事后看來，我們顯然本該做得更多。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Even with the benefit of hindsight, I doubt I would change anything if I had my time again.
- 就算是事后已經一切明了，如果讓我重來一次，我也不確定自己是否會作出改變。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. With hindsight, he was overestimating their desire for peace.
- 事后看來，他高估了他們對和平的渴望。
來自辭典例句