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hindsight

英 [ˈhaɪndsaɪt]

美 [ˈhaɪndsaɪt]

n.  事后聪明; 事后的领悟

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Collins.1 / BNC.9566 / COCA.11154

牛津词典

    noun

    • 事后聪明;事后的领悟
      the understanding that you have of a situation only after it has happened and that means you would have done things in a different way
      1. With hindsight it is easy to say they should not have released him.
        事后才说他们本不应该释放他,这倒容易。
      2. What looks obvious in hindsight was not at all obvious at the time.
        事后一目了然的在当时根本看不清。
      3. It's easy to criticize with the benefit of hindsight .
        事后明白了再评价,这自然容易。

    柯林斯词典

    • N-UNCOUNT 后见之明;事后聪明
      Hindsightis the ability to understand and realize something about an event after it has happened, although you did not understand or realize it at the time.
      1. With hindsight, we'd all do things differently...
        有了事后的认识,我们都会以不同的方式行事。
      2. Even with the benefit of hindsight, I doubt I would change anything if I had my time again.
        就算是事后已经一切明了,如果让我重来一次,我也不确定自己是否会作出改变。

    英英释义

    noun

    • understanding the nature of an event after it has happened
      1. hindsight is always better than foresight

    双语例句

    • With hindsight, however, one can identify other deficiencies in the euro of which its architects were unaware.
      然而,事后来看,我们可以发现欧元设计者当初没有意识到的一些其它缺陷。
    • I just feel that in hindsight I could.
      我只是希望事后可以补救。
    • We failed, and with hindsight I now see where we went wrong.
      我们失利了,事后一想,我终于明白了错在哪里。
    • Even with the benefit of hindsight, I doubt I would change anything if I had my time again.
      就算是事后已经一切明了,如果让我重来一次,我也不确定自己是否会作出改变。
    • I've never asked you anything, so please. This time even our hindsight is not perfect.
      我从来没有请求过你任何事,所以这回请帮忙了。这回就算事后孔明也没有令人满意的解释。
    • I opposed this at that time, but with hindsight it was a sensible economy.
      我当时表示反对,不过事后一想,这是切合实际的节约措施。
    • With hindsight, he was overestimating their desire for peace.
      事后看来,他高估了他们对和平的渴望。
    • With hindsight it is easy to say they should not have released him.
      他们本不应该释放他,这倒容易。
    • With hindsight, this seems a mistaken strategy.
      而事后看,这似乎是一个错误的策略。
    • With the benefit of hindsight, it is clear we ought to have done more
      事后看来,我们显然本该做得更多。