| 单词 | afterthought |
| 释义 | afterthought (once / 4461 pages) 1n 2n An afterthought is something you think of or add later. You might quickly wrap a gift and then stick a bow on it as an afterthought just before you hand it to the birthday boy. Sometimes calling something an afterthought is a bit of an insult — a movie reviewer might complain that female characters seem added on as afterthoughts, or a diner at a fancy restaurant could note that while the meat is well-cooked, the vegetables are nothing but an afterthought. This word has been used since the 1600s, a compound of after and thought. WORD FAMILYafterthought: afterthoughts USAGE EXAMPLESBut when injuries pushed rookie Dak Prescott into the starting quarterback job, Romo became an afterthought . Washington Times(Dec 30, 2016) Even Sam Bradford, the protagonist in September as the new, hastily acquired quarterback, became almost an afterthought. Washington Times(Dec 28, 2016) She ate slowly, as though hunger were an afterthought. New York Times(Dec 27, 2016) 1 n an addition that was not included in the original plan 2the garage was an afterthought Hyper add-on, addition, improver a component that is added to something to improve it n thinking again about a choice previously made Syn|Hyper reconsideration, rethink, second thought change of mind, flip-flop, reversal, turnabout, turnaround a decision to reverse an earlier decision |
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