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单词 afterknowledge
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afterknowledge
afterknowledge n.
Brit. /ˈɑːftəˌnɒlɪdʒ/
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/ˈaftəˌnɒlɪdʒ/
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U.S. /ˈæftərˌnɑlədʒ/
knowledge after the event, retrospective knowledge; cf. foreknowledge n.
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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > knowledge, what is known > [noun] > after the event, hindsight
aftersight1596
afterknowledge1631
afterlight1704
hindsight1883
1631 W. Twisse Discov. D. Iacksons Vanitie viii. 313 Accordinglie foreknowledge, coknowledge, and after-knowledge of the same thinges may be attributed to God.
1762 J. Edwards Careful Enq. Freedom of Will xii. 175 Foreknowledge don't prove a Thing to be necessary any more than After-Knowledge.
1861 G. Smith Lect. Mod. Hist. 15 It cannot be answered by distinguishing between foreknowledge and afterknowledge.
1997 P. A. Cohen Hist. in Three Keys Pref. p. xiv Mythologizers of the past, although sharing with historians the advantage of afterknowledge, are uninterested in knowing the past as its makers have experienced it.
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