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单词 afterlight
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Definition of afterlight in English:

afterlight

noun ˈɑːftəlʌɪtˈaftəlʌɪt
  • 1Afterglow.

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

Origin

Late 17th century; earliest use found in Benjamin Whichcote (1609–1683), theologian and moral philosopher. From after- + light.

 
 

Definition of afterlight in US English:

afterlight

noun
  • 1Afterglow.

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

Origin

Late 17th century; earliest use found in Benjamin Whichcote (1609–1683), theologian and moral philosopher. From after- + light.

 
 
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