afterthought

FREQ #44109

n. 事后的想法

发音

US /ˈæft.ɚ.θɔt/

词形变化

afterthoughts 复数 afterthoughts afterthoughts 三单 afterthoughting 现在分词 afterthoughted 过去式 afterthoughted 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A reflection after an act; a later or subsequent thought, action, or expedient.

    She packed her sandals only as an afterthought, but she was glad she did.

  2. 2.

    Something additional to the original plan or concept.

    This whole remodeling was an afterthought; we were only going to paint and call it good.

v.
  1. 1.

    To expound as an afterthought.

  2. 1.

    simple past and past participle of afterthink

词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

rethink second thought reconsideration

上位词 8

addition reversal turnaround flip-flop add-on change of mind improver turnabout

词源

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep(o)teros Proto-Germanic *after Old English æfter Middle English after English after ▲ Old English æfter Old English æfter- Middle English after- English after- Proto-Indo-European *teng-der. Proto-Germanic *þankijaną Proto-Germanic *þanhtaz Proto-West Germanic *þą̄ht Old English þōht Middle English thought English thought English afterthought From after- + thought, probably modelled on forethought. Compare also the verb afterthink.

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