afterthought

英 [ˈɑːftəθɔːt]

美 [ˈæftərθɔːt]

n.  事后想法，事后添加的事物(常指未经周密考虑)

复数：afterthoughts　

BNC.15036 / COCA.14016

牛津词典

noun

• 事后想法，事后添加的事物（常指未经周密考虑）
  a thing that is thought of, said or added later, and is often not carefully planned
  1. 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。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 事后的想法;追加的事物
  If you do or say something as anafterthought, you do or say it after something else as an addition, perhaps without careful thought.
  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。

英英释义

noun

• an addition that was not included in the original plan
  1. the garage was an afterthought
• thinking again about a choice previously made
  1. he had second thoughts about his purchase
  Synonym:reconsiderationsecond thoughtrethink

双语例句

• Pennsylvania voters originally thought their primary might be an afterthought in the campaign.
  宾夕法尼亚州选民原来以为自己州的初选可能是竞选活动的尾声。
• I met his wife, too. ( An afterthought.) I didn't much like her.
  我还见过他的夫人。（然后补充说）我不太喜欢她。
• This is why open source has done well in programming tools, but desktops and user interfaces have often been an afterthought.
  这也是为何开源在编程工具方面做得很好，而桌面和用户界面则总是被置后考虑。
• The first appears to be an afterthought but good PR.
  第一条声明似乎是一种事后追加但是很好的公关。
• Too often, scalability is an afterthought or a reaction to an overloaded system.
  可惜可伸缩性往往只是在系统过载后才被想起。
• Now, UNIX is a platform, and the architecture is mostly an afterthought.
  现在UNIX是一个平台，体系架构已经几乎成为一种回忆了。
• Finally, almost as an afterthought, he made a plea for calm and restraint on the streets.
  最后，几乎是马后炮，他请求街道上保持平衡与克制。
• He knew she had accepted without afterthought.
  他知道她未经思考就欣然接受邀请。
• Second, privacy is no longer an afterthought.
  第二，隐私已经不再是事后才想到的问题。
• They must be planned along with all areas of the building, and not wedged in as an afterthought.
  这些应和建筑的其他区域在设计时一起考量，而不是之后再进行补救。