the understanding that you have of a situation only after it has happened and that means you would have done things in a different way 事後聰明;事後的領悟 - with hindsight
With hindsight it is easy to say they should not have released him. 事後才說他們本不應該釋放他,這倒容易。 - in hindsight
What looks obvious in hindsight was not at all obvious at the time. 事後一目了然的事在當時根本看不清。 It's easy to criticize with the benefit of hindsight. 事後明白了再評價,這自然容易。
Extra ExamplesIt is easy to criticize others when you have the benefit of hindsight. 事後再去批評别人當然容易。 Their first idea was deemed, in hindsight, a mistake. 事後,他們認爲最初的想法是個錯誤。 This all seems obvious with hindsight. 事後看來這一切都一目了然。
Oxford Collocations Dictionarypreposition- in hindsight
- with hindsight
- hindsight is a wonderful thing
- (with) the advantage of hindsight
- (with) the benefit of hindsight
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- with hindsight