hindsight
gb/hˈaɪndsˌaɪt/ us/hˈaɪndsˌaɪt/
B2
انگلیسی
معنیها
۰ معنی
اسم
B2
abstract
1
understanding after something happens
understanding you get when you look back at the past.
الگوی کاربرد:
in/with hindsight, [clause]
اشتباه رایج:
Learners sometimes confuse hindsight (after the event) with foresight (before the event).
هممعنیها
retrospect (More formal and often used in set phrases like 'in retrospect'.)
|
looking back (More informal and conversational.)
متضادها
foresight (Understanding or planning before something happens.)
ترکیبهای رایج
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
موضوعها
thinking
|time
|learning
|daily_life
نمونهها
- 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.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- In hindsight, I should have studied more.
- With hindsight, it was a bad idea.
اسم
technical
C1
abstract
2
belief that past was predictable
the feeling that you 'knew it all along' after something happens.
الگوی کاربرد:
[someone] says [something] in hindsight
اشتباه رایج:
This idea is often expressed as 'hindsight bias'; 'hindsight' alone may sound less precise in academic contexts.
هممعنیها
I-knew-it-all-along effect (Informal label for the same psychological tendency.)
متضادها
open-mindedness (Not assuming a single obvious outcome after the fact.)
ترکیبهای رایج
hindsight bias
|hindsight effect
|in hindsight it was obvious
|seems obvious in hindsight
|easy to say in hindsight
|judging with hindsight
|hindsight distortion
موضوعها
psychology
|thinking
|bias
نمونهها
- 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.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- After the game, hindsight made the mistake seem clear.
اسم
technical
C1
property
3
ability to see behind you
the ability to see behind you.
الگوی کاربرد:
[something] improves [someone's] hindsight
اشتباه رایج:
This literal sense is rare; most uses are figurative about understanding the past.
هممعنیها
rear vision (More common term, especially in driving contexts.)
متضادها
blind spot (An area you cannot see behind or beside you.)
ترکیبهای رایج
rearward hindsight
|improve hindsight
|limited hindsight
|hindsight visibility
موضوعها
transport
|perception
نمونهها
- The new mirrors improved the driver’s hindsight on the highway.
- Motorcycle instructors emphasize checking your hindsight before changing lanes.
دستور زبان
صورت پایه
hindsight
IPA
GB/hˈaɪndsˌaɪt/
US/hˈaɪndsˌaɪt/
هجاها و تکیه
hind - sight (۲ هجا)
Stress on 1st syllable (hind)
صورتهای واژه
Noun
- Base: hindsight
- Plural: hindsight
خانوادهٔ واژه
Negative and opposite forms
foresight
noun B2
Advanced or less common
retrospect
noun C1
retrospective
adjective C1
عبارتها
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.
نمونهها
- 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.
نمونهها
- 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.
نمونهها
- 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.
نمونهها
- With hindsight, the warning signs were there.
- With hindsight, I would handle the conversation differently.