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单词 hindsight
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hindsight

noun
/ˈhaɪndsaɪt/
/ˈhaɪndsaɪt/
[uncountable]
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  1. the understanding that you have of a situation only after it has happened and that means you would have done things in a different way
    • with hindsight With hindsight it is easy to say they should not have released him.
    • in hindsight What looks obvious in hindsight was not at all obvious at the time.
    • It's easy to criticize with the benefit of hindsight.
    compare foresight
    Extra Examples
    • It is easy to criticize others when you have the benefit of hindsight.
    • Their first idea was deemed, in hindsight, a mistake.
    • This all seems obvious with hindsight.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionarypreposition
    • in hindsight
    • with hindsight
    phrases
    • hindsight is a wonderful thing
    • (with) the advantage of hindsight
    • (with) the benefit of hindsight
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