afterthought

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
美 /ˈæft.ɚ.θɔt/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A reflection after an act; a later or subsequent thought, action, or expedient.
    — She packed her sandals only as an afterthought, but she was glad she did.
  2. Something additional to the original plan or concept.
    — This whole remodeling was an afterthought; we were only going to paint and call it good.
动词 v.
  1. To expound as an afterthought. nonstandard,possibly
  2. simple past and past participle of afterthink form-of,participle,past

词形变化

afterthoughts plural afterthoughts present,singular,third-person afterthoughting participle,present afterthoughted participle,past afterthoughted past

词汇关系

相关词
afterthink

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep
Proto-Indo-European *-o
Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó
Proto-Indo-European *-teros
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep(o)teros
Proto-Germanic *after
Old English æfter
Middle English after
English after
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Old English æfter
Old English æfter-
Middle English after-
English after-
Proto-Indo-European *teng-der.
Proto-Germanic *þankijaną
Proto-Germanic *þanhtaz
Proto-West Germanic *þą̄ht
Old English þōht
Middle English thought
English thought
English afterthought
From after- + thought, probably modelled on forethought. Compare also the verb afterthink.
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