afterthought

英 ['ɑːftəθɔːt] 美 ['æftəθɔt]
  • n. 事后的想法；后来添加的东西
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英文词源

双语例句

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。

来自柯林斯例句

2. 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。

来自《权威词典》

3. 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.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. The bit about help for poorer countries had obviously just been tacked on as an afterthought.
关于帮助贫穷国家的那段话显然是事后的想法后来加上去的.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. " I got some lard, " he would add, as an afterthought.
“ 我买了一些猪油, " 他会补充说, 像是又想起来了.

来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹