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afterthought

/ˈɑːftəθɔːt/

/ˈæftərθɔt/

afterthoughtсуществительное

afterthoughts

множ.

/ˈɑːftəθɔːt/

/ˈæftərθɔt/

Переводы

задняя мысль

Adding the extra room was just an afterthought.

Добавление дополнительной комнаты было просто задней мыслью.

дополнение

The dessert seemed like an afterthought to the meal.

Десерт казался дополнением к обеду.

Дополнительные переводы

второстепенное соображение

поздняя мысль

Определения

An idea or plan that is thought of or added later, often as an addition to something that has already been completed.

The garden was an afterthought, added only after the house was built.

A comment, explanation, or detail that is added later to something that has already been said or written.

He mentioned, almost as an afterthought, that he would be leaving the company next month.

A person or thing regarded as of little importance or added at a late stage.

The youngest child often felt like an afterthought in the large family.

Синонимы

reconsideration

secondary thought

subsequent thought

reflection

aftereffect

afterthoughtприлагательное

/ˈɑːf.tə.θɔːt/

/ˈæf.tɚ.θɔt/

Used attributively before nouns to describe something added later or supplementary.

Определения

Added or introduced later; supplementary to what already exists or was planned.

They offered an afterthought apology once the damage was done.

Синонимы

post hoc

ad hoc