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

• Unfortunately, security is one topic that is often dismissed or dealt with as an afterthought.
  不幸的是，安全性是一个常被忽略的主题，或者是在发生安全事故之后才想到的事情。
• 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。
• He knew she had accepted without afterthought.
  他知道她未经思考就欣然接受邀请。
• Hollywood has also benefited from growth in international markets that were once an afterthought.
  好莱坞还得益于以前不被重视的海外市场的增长。
• Oh, he added, as if it were an afterthought.
  哦，他补充说，因为如果它是一个事后的想法。
• They had only added that to the form as an afterthought.
  他们仅把这作为补充加在了表格上。
• 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。
• Would I just be an afterthought?
  还是对我只有追思会？
• Support for DB2 specific features and optimizations was considered and incorporated as part of this design process& it was not an afterthought.
  它还考虑了对DB2特定特性和优化的支持，这成为设计过程中的一部分&不是后来补充的。
• In most basketball videogames up to this point, they have been more of an afterthought.
  在对待这一点上，大多数篮球游戏也不过就是提一提罢了。