afterthought
英 ['ɑːftəθɔːt]
美['æftəθɔt]
- n. 事后的想法;后来添加的东西
英英释义
- 1. thinking again about a choice previously made;
- "he had second thoughts about his purchase"
- 2. an addition that was not included in the original plan;
- "the garage was an afterthought"
实用场景例句
- 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
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- You could see that the last part of the report had just been graftedas an afterthought.
- 你可以看出,这报告的最后部份是事后想起才移花接木的.
期刊摘选
- Almost as an afterthought, he mentioned that it might do something for the planet.
- 后来, 他还提到这个预算的通过对整个星球都是有好处的.
期刊摘选
- A system. Not an af afterthought.
- 一个系统, 而非一个事后想到的东西.
期刊摘选
- They had only added that to the form as an afterthought.
- 他们仅把这作为补充加在了表格上.
《简明英汉词典》
- Finally , almost as an afterthought, He added tears.
- 最后, 上帝又近乎完美的为父亲加上的泪水.
期刊摘选
- You know, that painting has a sad story, he added a moment later, as an afterthought.
- 你知道么, 关于那幅画还有个伤心的故事,之后, 他加了一句,似乎若有所思.
期刊摘选
- He knew she had accepted without afterthought.
- 他知道她未经思考就欣然接受邀请.
辞典例句
- 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.
期刊摘选
- Freedom was an afterthought.
- 自由就是一个事后聪明.
期刊摘选
- The film was made first and the music was added as an afterthought.
- 这部电影是先拍摄画面的,音乐是后加上的.
期刊摘选
- Maybe it is the suspect who was trying to destroy any evidence as an afterthought.
- 也许这是嫌疑犯在事后考虑之后,企图毁灭证据.
期刊摘选
- Don't make finding an agent an afterthought.
- 不要找代理人事后的想法.
期刊摘选
- The garage was an afterthought.
- 那个车库是后来的想法.
期刊摘选
- The conservatory was an afterthought, added on to the building several years later.
- 那暖房是事后想法, 在那栋建筑物几年之后增加的.
期刊摘选
- The afterthought is good, But forethought is Better.
- 事后回想有益, 事前考虑更佳.
期刊摘选
- 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》
- Dental insurance is often afterthought when obtaining health insurance for a number of reasons.
- 牙科保险往往是事后的想法时,获得医疗保险人数为一的原因.
期刊摘选
- " I got some lard, " he would add, as an afterthought.
- “ 我买了一些猪油, " 他会补充说, 像是又想起来了.
英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
- Concerns about inflation , which the Fed expects to moderate , have been relegated almost to an afterthought.
- 这种情况意味着联储会多数人除了担心经济前景不良, 就是担心金融市场崩盘的严重后果.
期刊摘选
- It was B. B.'s idea originally, of course,'he added as an afterthought.
- 当然啦,起初这是B. B. 的主意, ” 他转念一想,又加了一句.
英汉文学
- 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。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
- 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
双语例句
- 1. 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. 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。
来自《权威词典》
- 3. They had only added that to the form as an afterthought.
- 他们仅把这作为补充加在了表格上.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. 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.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. " I got some lard, " he would add, as an afterthought.
- “ 我买了一些猪油, " 他会补充说, 像是又想起来了.
来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
英文词源
- afterthought (n.)
- 1660s, from after + thought.
词态变化
复数: afterthoughts;