"afterthought" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 事後想法
• 事後補充

Definition

“Afterthought” 指在所有事情規劃、說出或做完之後纔想到或補充的東西。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常用於描述臨時想到或臨時加上的東西，通常不是原本計劃的一部分。有時帶有不夠重要或沒仔細思考的意思。常見說法："an afterthought"、"as an afterthought"。

Examples

He bought flowers for her as an afterthought.

他是事後纔想到要買花給她的，完全是個**afterthought**。

Adding a salad was just an afterthought to the meal.

加沙拉只是飯後臨時的一個**afterthought**。

His apology seemed like an afterthought.

他的道歉聽起來像個事後的**afterthought**。

The safety features were just tacked on as an afterthought.

安全功能只是事後被臨時加上的一個**afterthought**。

She included me in the invitation as an afterthought.

她是在邀請函裡最後才加上我的名字，完全是個**afterthought**。

The dessert felt more like an afterthought than part of the menu.

甜點更像是作為一個**afterthought**，而不是菜單的一部分。