请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 hindsight
释义

hindsight

[ hahynd-sahyt ]
/ ˈhaɪndˌsaɪt /
SEE SYNONYMS FOR hindsight ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

recognition of the realities, possibilities, or requirements of a situation, event, decision etc., after its occurrence.

Origin of hindsight

First recorded in 1850–55; hind1 + sight

Words nearby hindsight

Hindoo, Hindoostani, hindquarter, hindrance, hind shank, hindsight, hind tit, Hindu, Hindu-Arabic numeral, Hindu calendar, Hinduism
Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for hindsight

British Dictionary definitions for hindsight

hindsight
/ (ˈhaɪndˌsaɪt) /

noun

the ability to understand, after something has happened, what should have been done or what caused the event
a firearm's rear sight
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
随便看

 

英语词典包含192737条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/11/10 10:40:54