单词	afterthought
释义	afterthought noun af·​ter·​thought ˈaf-tər-ˌthȯt  1 : an idea occurring later 2 : something (such as a part or feature) not thought of originally : something secondary Example Sentences Then I remembered, almost as an afterthought, to feed the cat. The fact was hidden deep in the report, almost as an afterthought. The lounge was added to the office as an afterthought. Recent Examples on the Web Carbon emissions are an afterthought, and promises of future reductions are the compliment Chinese vice pays to Western virtue signalers. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 12 Sep. 2022 For most of her life, Alison Lewis had lived on Salt Lake City’s east side, where train crossings were an afterthought. Alixel Cabrera, The Salt Lake Tribune, 29 Aug. 2022 But for many businesses, the harm and havoc that private planes wreak on the environment is often an afterthought. Gabby Shacknai, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2022 It is surrounded by buildings in which architecture seems to have been an afterthought. Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2022 The result, though, was always going to be an afterthought. oregonlive, 23 Aug. 2022 Brand identity is usually an afterthought in modern racing. Derek Powell, Car and Driver, 17 Aug. 2022 Miñoso was an afterthought in the minds of the Baseball Writers Association of America, which originally kept him out of the Hall during his years of eligibility. Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 24 July 2022 Robust content moderation will be key to guaranteeing this, and cannot be an afterthought in virtual spaces. Wired, 8 July 2022 See More Word History Etymology after- + thought entry 1 First Known Use 1590, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition afterthought noun af·​ter·​thought ˈaf-tər-ˌthȯt  : something done or said that was not thought of originally A bow was added to the present as an afterthought.
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