afterlightn.

Brit.

/ˈɑːftəlʌɪt/,

/ˈaftəlʌɪt/, U.S.

/ˈæftərˌlaɪt/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: after- prefix, light n.¹

Etymology: < after- prefix + light n.¹

1. = afterglow n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > duration > [noun] > long duration or lasting through time > something that remains

afterlight1894

the world > matter > light > naturally occurring light > [noun] > sunlight or sunshine > twilight > glow of sunset or evening twilight

gloamingc1000

twilight1412

setting sun1560

aftershine1834

afterglow1848

sundown1850

afterlight1923

a1683 B. Whichcote Several Disc. (1703) III. xxix. 425 There is nothing of After-light of God in Christ reconciling, subject to reproof of the Former-light of God creating.

1834 Ld. Houghton Mod. Greece in Mem. Many Scenes (1844) 67 History records a time (Though in the splendour of the after-light Nearly obliterate).

1850 E. H. Chapin in C. M. Sawyer Rose of Sharon 288 A summer day peeps in here and there like the after-light of the sun.

1894 W. J. Locke At Gate of Samaria xvi. 194 She..noticed a look upon Thornton's face,—the after-light..of a sneer, before the features had time to reset.

1923 H. E. G. Rope City of Grail 47 The afterlight of sunset in those summers long gone by.

1978 M. Gordon Final Payments (2006) 30 How bad she would look in the afterlight of a beautiful woman.

1996 M. Cox Meaning of Night (1997) 124 The dark outline of trees..standing out blackly against the afterlight of the setting sun.

2. A later revelation or realization; (as a mass noun) understanding of a situation or event after it has happened or developed; hindsight.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > knowledge, what is known > [noun] > after the event, hindsight

aftersight1596

afterknowledge1631

afterlight1704

hindsight1883

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > [noun] > after the event

back-looking1535

afterlight1704

hindsight1883

1704 M. Henry Communicant's Compan. iv. 79 My first Love was able to call Religion a comfortable Service, was my after-light better able to call it a reasonable Service?

1738 R. Seagrave Observ. Conduct Clergy 3 In Case by any After-Lights a Clergyman finds Cause to change his subscribing Opinion.

1840 R. Wardlaw in R. S. Mcall Disc. Special Occasions p. xxxii I am judging of the case by the after-lights that have been thrown upon it.

1870 H. T. Taverner Charles Dickens xxx. 98/1 The verses conclude with a reflection that, in the after-light shed upon it by Mr. Dickens's early death, possesses a mournful interest.

1950 W. S. Churchill Second World War III. xxxiv. 585 These three documents, with which, in the afterlight..I am content.

1990 H. Seymour Baseball (1991) iv. xxx. 494 In the afterlight, Mayme Dwyer..believes that ‘We tried hard and stuck with it largely because so many people were against us.’

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	afterlight
释义	afterlightn. Brit. /ˈɑːftəlʌɪt/, /ˈaftəlʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈæftərˌlaɪt/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: after- prefix, light n.¹ Etymology: < after- prefix + light n.¹ 1. = afterglow n. ΘΚΠ the world > time > duration > [noun] > long duration or lasting through time > something that remains afterlight1894 the world > matter > light > naturally occurring light > [noun] > sunlight or sunshine > twilight > glow of sunset or evening twilight gloamingc1000 twilight1412 setting sun1560 aftershine1834 afterglow1848 sundown1850 afterlight1923 a1683 B. Whichcote Several Disc. (1703) III. xxix. 425 There is nothing of After-light of God in Christ reconciling, subject to reproof of the Former-light of God creating. 1834 Ld. Houghton Mod. Greece in Mem. Many Scenes (1844) 67 History records a time (Though in the splendour of the after-light Nearly obliterate). 1850 E. H. Chapin in C. M. Sawyer Rose of Sharon 288 A summer day peeps in here and there like the after-light of the sun. 1894 W. J. Locke At Gate of Samaria xvi. 194 She..noticed a look upon Thornton's face,—the after-light..of a sneer, before the features had time to reset. 1923 H. E. G. Rope City of Grail 47 The afterlight of sunset in those summers long gone by. 1978 M. Gordon Final Payments (2006) 30 How bad she would look in the afterlight of a beautiful woman. 1996 M. Cox Meaning of Night (1997) 124 The dark outline of trees..standing out blackly against the afterlight of the setting sun. 2. A later revelation or realization; (as a mass noun) understanding of a situation or event after it has happened or developed; hindsight. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > knowledge, what is known > [noun] > after the event, hindsight aftersight1596 afterknowledge1631 afterlight1704 hindsight1883 the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > [noun] > after the event back-looking1535 afterlight1704 hindsight1883 1704 M. Henry Communicant's Compan. iv. 79 My first Love was able to call Religion a comfortable Service, was my after-light better able to call it a reasonable Service? 1738 R. Seagrave Observ. Conduct Clergy 3 In Case by any After-Lights a Clergyman finds Cause to change his subscribing Opinion. 1840 R. Wardlaw in R. S. Mcall Disc. Special Occasions p. xxxii I am judging of the case by the after-lights that have been thrown upon it. 1870 H. T. Taverner Charles Dickens xxx. 98/1 The verses conclude with a reflection that, in the after-light shed upon it by Mr. Dickens's early death, possesses a mournful interest. 1950 W. S. Churchill Second World War III. xxxiv. 585 These three documents, with which, in the afterlight..I am content. 1990 H. Seymour Baseball (1991) iv. xxx. 494 In the afterlight, Mayme Dwyer..believes that ‘We tried hard and stuck with it largely because so many people were against us.’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.a1683
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