英 [ˈɑːftəθɔːt] 美 [ˈæftərθɔːt]
n. 事后的想法，马后炮；后来添加的东西
复数afterthoughts
afterthought /ˈɑːftəˌθɔːt/
可数名词 If you do or say something as an afterthought, you do or say it after something else as an addition, perhaps without careful thought. 事后的想法; 马后炮
Almost as an afterthought he added that he missed her.
几乎是后来想起来，他补了句他想她了。
thinking again about a choice previously made
同义词： reconsideration / second thought / rethink
an addition that was not included in the original plan
the garage was an afterthought
... aftershock余震 afterthought回想 aftertossing船尾波动 ...
... reducev.减少 afterthoughtn.事后产生的想法/追悔 apostrophen.撇号 ...
... reduce verb减少 afterthought noun事后产生的想法/追悔 apostrophe noun撇号 ...
... [complement] 补给救济 [afterthought] 事后的想法,回想 [add] 附加(如将一样东西添加到另一样上)以便增加数字、大小、重要性等或形成一个集合体 ...
afterwards 后来；然后
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。
Almost as an afterthought he added that he missed her.
几乎是后来想起来，他补了句他想她了。
Freedom was an afterthought.
自由就是一个事后聪明。
For many schools physical education(PE) is an afterthought."
VOA : standard.2010.03.09
Clinton says preventing the exploitation and marginalization of girls is no longer an afterthought but a core foreign policy objective of the United States, which is co-sponsoring a Security Council resolution on the issue next week.
VOA : standard.2009.09.25
Second and significantly, not an afterthought, it's the peak of creation!
第二个重要的，不是事后才想起的，它是创造的高峰！
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Almost an afterthought in 2008, this is now the leading area for Chinese spending.
Credit risk was once an afterthought, but has taken on prime importance in a post-Lehman-bankruptcy world.