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

• Several patterns were applied to achieve this, although they were not applied as an afterthought.
  为了实现这一目标，有几种模式得到了应用，不过它们不是作为补救措施而应用的。
• Now, UNIX is a platform, and the architecture is mostly an afterthought.
  现在UNIX是一个平台，体系架构已经几乎成为一种回忆了。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• A business lunch where food is an afterthought to intense dealmaking and negotiation.
  在工作午餐上，忙于紧张的交易和谈判而顾不上吃饭。
• Second, privacy is no longer an afterthought.
  第二，隐私已经不再是事后才想到的问题。
• 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。
• 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。