hindsight

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Realization or understanding of the significance and nature of events after they have occurred. countable,uncountable
    — You know what they say, hindsight is twenty-twenty.
  2. The rear sight of a firearm. countable,rare,uncountable
    — Holonym: iron sights

词形变化

hindsights plural

词源

From hind + sight, 19th c. Compare Latinate retrospect.
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