hindsight
gb/hˈaɪndsˌaɪt/ us/hˈaɪndsˌaɪt/
B2
Αγγλικά
Σημασίες
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Ουσιαστικό
B2
abstract
1
understanding after something happens
understanding you get when you look back at the past.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
in/with hindsight, [clause]
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse hindsight (after the event) with foresight (before the event).
Συνώνυμα
retrospect (More formal and often used in set phrases like 'in retrospect'.)
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looking back (More informal and conversational.)
Αντώνυμα
foresight (Understanding or planning before something happens.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
in hindsight
|with hindsight
|the benefit of hindsight
|hindsight tells me
|hindsight shows
|hindsight makes it clear
|through the lens of hindsight
|hindsight perspective
|easy in hindsight
|only in hindsight
Θέματα
thinking
|time
|learning
|daily_life
Παραδείγματα
- In hindsight, quitting that job was the right decision.
- With hindsight, we should have checked the contract more carefully.
- Hindsight makes the mistake seem obvious, but it wasn’t at the time.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- In hindsight, I should have studied more.
- With hindsight, it was a bad idea.
Ουσιαστικό
technical
C1
abstract
2
belief that past was predictable
the feeling that you 'knew it all along' after something happens.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
[someone] says [something] in hindsight
Συχνό λάθος:
This idea is often expressed as 'hindsight bias'; 'hindsight' alone may sound less precise in academic contexts.
Συνώνυμα
I-knew-it-all-along effect (Informal label for the same psychological tendency.)
Αντώνυμα
open-mindedness (Not assuming a single obvious outcome after the fact.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
hindsight bias
|hindsight effect
|in hindsight it was obvious
|seems obvious in hindsight
|easy to say in hindsight
|judging with hindsight
|hindsight distortion
Θέματα
psychology
|thinking
|bias
Παραδείγματα
- After the results came out, hindsight made the winner seem inevitable.
- The report warns against hindsight when evaluating the team’s decisions.
- It’s easy to fall into hindsight and claim the signs were obvious.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- After the game, hindsight made the mistake seem clear.
Ουσιαστικό
technical
C1
property
3
ability to see behind you
the ability to see behind you.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
[something] improves [someone's] hindsight
Συχνό λάθος:
This literal sense is rare; most uses are figurative about understanding the past.
Συνώνυμα
rear vision (More common term, especially in driving contexts.)
Αντώνυμα
blind spot (An area you cannot see behind or beside you.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
rearward hindsight
|improve hindsight
|limited hindsight
|hindsight visibility
Θέματα
transport
|perception
Παραδείγματα
- The new mirrors improved the driver’s hindsight on the highway.
- Motorcycle instructors emphasize checking your hindsight before changing lanes.
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Λημματική μορφή
hindsight
IPA
GB/hˈaɪndsˌaɪt/
US/hˈaɪndsˌaɪt/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
hind - sight (2 συλλαβές)
Stress on 1st syllable (hind)
Τύποι λέξης
Noun
- Base: hindsight
- Plural: hindsight
Οικογένεια λέξεων
Negative and opposite forms
foresight
noun B2
Advanced or less common
retrospect
noun C1
retrospective
adjective C1
Εκφράσεις
hindsight is 20/20
1/hˈaɪndsˌaɪt ˈɪz /
idiom
informal
past seems clearer than present
it’s easy to see the right answer after the event.
Παραδείγματα
- I should have taken the earlier offer, but hindsight is 20/20.
- Hindsight is 20/20—at the time, we didn’t know the market would crash.
in hindsight
1/ˈɪn hˈaɪndsˌaɪt/
fixed phrase
looking back with later knowledge
when you think about the past now.
Παραδείγματα
- In hindsight, we should have waited another year.
- It seemed risky at the time, but in hindsight it was the best move.
the benefit of hindsight
1/ðə bˈɛnəfɪt əv hˈaɪndsˌaɪt/
fixed phrase
advantage of knowing outcome later
the advantage of knowing the result later.
Παραδείγματα
- With the benefit of hindsight, the launch date was unrealistic.
- It’s easy to criticize decisions made years ago with the benefit of hindsight.
with hindsight
1/wˈɪθ hˈaɪndsˌaɪt/
fixed phrase
considering the past afterward
thinking back now, after it happened.
Παραδείγματα
- With hindsight, the warning signs were there.
- With hindsight, I would handle the conversation differently.