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