afterthought
英 [ˈɑːftəθɔːt]
美 [ˈæftərθɔːt]
n. 事后想法，事后添加的事物(常指未经周密考虑)
BNC.15036 / COCA.14016
牛津词典
noun
- 事后想法，事后添加的事物（常指未经周密考虑）
a thing that is thought of, said or added later, and is often not carefully planned- 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。
- They only invited Jack and Sarah as an afterthought .
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT 事后的想法;追加的事物
If you do or say something as anafterthought, you do or say it after something else as an addition, perhaps without careful thought.- 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。
- Almost as an afterthought he added that he missed her.
英英释义
noun
- an addition that was not included in the original plan
- the garage was an afterthought
- thinking again about a choice previously made
- he had second thoughts about his purchase
双语例句
- It is an afterthought ( or a "never-thought") rather than an integral planning consideration.
这是一种事后聪明的做法（或者是“不考虑”），而不是整体的计划考虑。 - Several patterns were applied to achieve this, although they were not applied as an afterthought.
为了实现这一目标，有几种模式得到了应用，不过它们不是作为补救措施而应用的。 - Now, UNIX is a platform, and the architecture is mostly an afterthought.
现在UNIX是一个平台，体系架构已经几乎成为一种回忆了。 - They must be planned along with all areas of the building, and not wedged in as an afterthought.
这些应和建筑的其他区域在设计时一起考量，而不是之后再进行补救。 - Second, privacy is no longer an afterthought.
第二，隐私已经不再是事后才想到的问题。 - Many software product developers tackle the user interface last, adding it on as an afterthought.
许多软件产品开发人员到最后再解决用户界面问题，把它作为一种事后来考虑的问题。 - Too often, scalability is an afterthought or a reaction to an overloaded system.
可惜可伸缩性往往只是在系统过载后才被想起。 - 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。 - Is performance an afterthought until someone at the right management level starts complaining?
是不是实施只是马后炮，直到某个具有管理水平的人开始抱怨？ - Support for DB2 specific features and optimizations was considered and incorporated as part of this design process& it was not an afterthought.
它还考虑了对DB2特定特性和优化的支持，这成为设计过程中的一部分&不是后来补充的。