hindsight 详细解释

hindsight

['haindsait]

n. 后见之明, 枪的照门

n.

1. 事后的认识, 事后聪明, 后见之明[U]

I was able to attempt a judgment with the benefit of hindsight.

我借助事后的认识才得以作出判断。

2. (枪的)照门，标尺，后瞄准器

词义辨析

反义:

n.事后聪明

foresight  

英英释义

名词 hindsight:

understanding the nature of an event after it has happened

补充

hindsighthindsight英:[ˈhaindsait] 美:[ˈhaɪndˌsaɪt]n.1.事后的觉悟; 事后的聪明It's easy to say now what we should have done then—with the wisdom of hind sight!现在说我们当时应该如何做是不难的——这全是事后聪明。

例句

1. Even with the benefit of hindsight, I doubt I would change anything if I had my time again.即使在事后, 我也怀疑如果再做一次我是否会有任何改变。 2. With hindsight, we'd have done it differently.事过之后我们才明白, 应该换种方式来做。 3. In hindsight, this was a mistake.在事后看来, 这是个错误。 4. In hindsight, I wish they had never gone ahead with the prosecution.在事后看来, 我情愿他们从未进行起诉。 5. with hindsight, I should never have gone.事后才知道，我根本不该去。 6. "It's easy for us to say that the war was wrong, but we have the advantage/benefit of hindsight."我们现在轻而易举就能指出那场战争是个错误，但这只是马后炮。 7. "In hindsight, it's clear that there were alternatives. = With hindsight, we clearly see that there were alternatives."事后想想，很明显当时有多种选择。

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