afterthought
翻譯
事後想法, 後來添加的東西, 馬後炮
例句
She packed her umbrella as an afterthought.
她事後才想起把雨傘裝進行李。
The safety features were not an afterthought.
這些安全功能並非事後才想到的。
文法模式
as an afterthought 事後才想起 She packed her umbrella as an afterthought.
近義詞
同義詞: addition, add-on, second thought; 反義詞: forethought, plan
詞源
由“after”(之後)和“thought”(想法)組成。字面意思是在主要行動或決定之後的想法。
記憶技巧
想像一下,在您發送電子郵件「之後」(after),才「想」(thought)起一件重要的事情。這就是「afterthought」。