afterthought
翻译
事后的想法, 补充
例句
The party was just an afterthought.
那个派对只是事后才想到的。
He added a postscript as an afterthought.
他事后想起,又加了个附言。
语法模式
as an afterthought 事后补充地做某事 She packed her umbrella as an afterthought.
近义词
同义词: second thought, reconsideration
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产生的想法。
记忆技巧
想象一下,你计划好了一次旅行,订好所有东西“之后”,才“想到”要打包一件雨衣。这个想法就是 an afterthought。