hindsight的词源

英文词源

hindsight (n.)

by 1841, "backsight of a firearm," from hind (adj.) + sight. Meaning "seeing what has happened" is attested by 1862, American English, (in proverbial "If our foresight was as good as our hindsight, it would be an easy matter to get rich"), probably a formation on the model of foresight.

中文词源

hindsight：事后聪明，事后诸葛亮

hind,后面的，sight,看。比喻用法。

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