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)

复数：afterthoughts　

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
  1. 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。

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.
  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。

英英释义

noun

• an addition that was not included in the original plan
  1. the garage was an afterthought
• thinking again about a choice previously made
  1. he had second thoughts about his purchase
  Synonym:reconsiderationsecond thoughtrethink

双语例句

• This is why open source has done well in programming tools, but desktops and user interfaces have often been an afterthought.
  这也是为何开源在编程工具方面做得很好，而桌面和用户界面则总是被置后考虑。
• 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。
• Service management and monitoring should be considered at Design-Time, not as an afterthought associated solely with IT operations.
  服务管理和监视应该是在设计时考虑的问题，不应该是只与IT操作相关联的后期问题。
• Hollywood has also benefited from growth in international markets that were once an afterthought.
  好莱坞还得益于以前不被重视的海外市场的增长。
• Finally, almost as an afterthought, he made a plea for calm and restraint on the streets.
  最后，几乎是马后炮，他请求街道上保持平衡与克制。
• This approach usually incorporates one of the most important assets of the modern enterprise-enterprise data as an afterthought.
  这种方法通常将现代企业最重要的资产之一&企业数据事后整合。
• 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。
• The first appears to be an afterthought but good PR.
  第一条声明似乎是一种事后追加但是很好的公关。
• For most software projects, quality is an afterthought.
  对大多数软件项目而言，质量是马后炮。
• 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？