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hindsight
hind·sight H0209100 (hīnd′sīt′)n.1. Perception of the significance and nature of events after they have occurred.2. The rear sight of a firearm.hindsight (ˈhaɪndˌsaɪt) n1. the ability to understand, after something has happened, what should have been done or what caused the event2. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a firearm's rear sighthind•sight (ˈhaɪndˌsaɪt)
n. recognition of the nature or requirements of a situation, event, etc., after its occurrence. [1850–55] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | hindsight - understanding the nature of an event after it has happened; "hindsight is always better than foresight"discernment, savvy, understanding, apprehension - the cognitive condition of someone who understands; "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect" |
Translationshindsight (ˈhaindsait) noun wisdom or knowledge got only after something (usually bad) has happened. In hindsight, we should have acted differently. 事後才知(懂) 事后聪明，后见之明 hindsight
Foresight is better than hindsight.cliché It is better to anticipate and prevent future problems than to realize how they could have been avoided after the fact. If I were you, I would pay the extra $50 for full insurance coverage while you're traveling. You never know what might happen, and foresight is better than hindsight.See also: betterhindsight is (always) 20/20It is easier to clearly reevaluate past actions or decisions than when they are being made or done; things are clearer or more obvious when they are reflected upon. A reference to the visual acuity of normal eyesight (20/20 vision). I can see now that having my brother as my legal counsel was unwise, but I guess hindsight is always 20/20. A: "I can't believe I was ever interested in such a self-absorbed jerk." B: "Don't blame yourself. Hindsight is 20/20, after all."See also: 20, hindsightin retrospectConsidering or analyzing the past, with the knowledge that one has now. In retrospect, we shouldn't have invested so heavily in one sector, but there's no way we could have known about some of the risks. It's one of those lessons that you can really only learn in retrospect.twenty-twenty hindsightThe ability to determine how some mistake or failure in the past could have been avoided. Often used ironically or sarcastically; sometimes stylized as "20/20 hindsight." I can see now that having my brother as my legal counsel was unwise, but I guess twenty-twenty hindsight isn't much use right now. A: "I can't believe I was ever interested in such a self-absorbed jerk." B: "Don't beat yourself about it. We all have 20/20 hindsight."See also: hindsight20/20 hindsightKnowledge of what one should have done, because it is easier to clearly reevaluate past actions or decisions than when they are being made or done. A reference to the visual acuity of normal eyesight (20/20 vision). With 20/20 hindsight, I can see now that having my brother as my legal counsel was unwise. A: "I can't believe I was ever interested in such a self-absorbed jerk." B: "Don't blame yourself. We all have 20/20 hindsight."See also: 20, hindsightin retrospect and in hindsightreconsidering the past with the knowledge one now has. In retrospect, I would have gone to a better college. David realized, in hindsight, that he should have finished school.in retrospectLooking backward, reflecting on the past. For example, In retrospect, he regarded his move as the best thing he'd ever done. This idiom employs retrospect in the sense of "a view of the past." [Second half of 1600s] twenty-twenty hindsightKnowledge after the fact, as in With twenty-twenty hindsight, I wouldn't have bought these tickets. This idiom uses twenty-twenty in the optometrist's sense, that is, "indicating normal vision," and hindsight in the sense of "looking back" or "reconsidering." [First half of 1900s] See also: hindsightin ˈretrospect thinking about a past event or situation, often with a different opinion of it from the one you had at the time: In retrospect, I think that I was wrong. ♢ The decision seems extremely odd, in retrospect.twenty-twenty hindsight and 20/20 hindsight n. an ability to figure out what one should have done after it is too late to do it. Everybody has twenty-twenty hindsight! See also: hindsight20/20 hindsight verbSee twenty-twenty hindsightSee also: 20, hindsight in retrospect In looking back on or reviewing the past.twenty-twenty hindsight, withWith complete after-the-fact knowledge. This expression, usually preceding a statement like “I would have done or said such-and-such,” uses the optometrist’s term for perfectly normal vision. The idea that hindsight, with its superior knowledge, is better than foresight has been stated since at least the nineteenth century. “If a man had half as much foresight as he had hindsight, he’d be a lot better off,” wrote Robert J. Burdette (Hawk-eyes, 1879). The Hollywood screenwriter Billy Wilder is quoted as having said, “Hindsight is always twenty-twenty.”hindsight
hindsightThe ability to look backwards in time and feel comfortable with one's ability to predict an event that has occurred even if one may have predicted the outcome differently before the event.hindsight
Related to hindsight: hindsight is 20/20Words related to hindsightnoun understanding the nature of an event after it has happenedRelated Words- discernment
- savvy
- understanding
- apprehension
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