afterthought
翻译
事后想法, 后来添加的东西, 马后炮
例句
She packed her umbrella as an afterthought.
她事后才想起把雨伞装进行李。
The safety features were not an afterthought.
这些安全功能并非事后才想到的。
语法模式
as an afterthought 事后才想起 She packed her umbrella as an afterthought.
近义词
同义词: addition, add-on, second thought; 反义词: forethought, plan
词源
由“after”(之后)和“thought”(想法)组成。字面意思是在主要行动或决定之后的想法。
记忆技巧
想象一下,在你发送电子邮件“之后”(after),才“想”(thought)起一件重要的事情。这就是“afterthought”。