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

• 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。
• Donors who fund climate change work usually treat media and communications support as an afterthought.
  资助气候变化工作的捐助者通常把支持媒体与传播视为一种额外的工作。
• 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。
• Search is now an afterthought in a market controlled by Google, and dial-up Internet is in terminal decline.
  面对谷歌（google）在搜索市场的控制地位，再想去开展搜索业务已成了放马后炮，而拨号联网业务更是日薄西山。
• He knew she had accepted without afterthought.
  他知道她未经思考就欣然接受邀请。
• Pennsylvania voters originally thought their primary might be an afterthought in the campaign.
  宾夕法尼亚州选民原来以为自己州的初选可能是竞选活动的尾声。
• For most software projects, quality is an afterthought.
  对大多数软件项目而言，质量是马后炮。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。