afterthought的意思|示意
n. 事后的想法，马后炮；后来添加的东西
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复数 afterthoughts
afterthought的用法详解
英语单词afterthought一般可译为“事后想法”，它可与介词“on”连用，构成短语“on an afterthought”，意思是“有所追悔”，常用于表达某件事情本应慎重考量，但认为无需过多考虑而仓促做出决定，后来发现有失误。
例如：
John had got himself into trouble on an afterthought.
约翰仓促做出决定进而陷入困境。
此外，afterthought的另一义是“后来的想法”，可与介词“of”连用，用于表达“后来想起，想通”的意思。
例如：
I had to change the ending of the story on an afterthought of mine.
我不得不由于我后来想通而改变了故事的结局。
afterthought相关短语
1、 Afterthought Sines 事后锡尼什
2、 T Afterthought 艺术摇滚
3、 it was an afterthought 事后诸葛亮
4、 introducing an afterthought 表示事后想到而添加的关系
5、 As An Afterthought 作为一种事后
afterthought相关例句
They only invited Jack and Sarah as an afterthought .
他们邀请杰克和萨拉不过是事后想起的补救办法。
牛津词典
Don't make finding an agent an afterthought.
不要找代理人事后的想法.
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The garage was an afterthought.
那个车库是后来的想法.
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Almost as an afterthought he added that he missed her.
他又几乎不假思索地补充说他想念她。
柯林斯例句
The bit about help for poorer countries had obviously just been tacked on as an afterthought.
关于帮助贫穷国家的那段话显然是事后的想法后来加上去的.
《简明英汉词典》
It used to be that software testing was an afterthought.
以前人们通常认为软件测试只是事后诸葛.
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