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 事后聪明;事后的领悟 - with hindsight
With hindsight it is easy to say they should not have released him. 事后才说他们本不应该释放他,这倒容易。 - in hindsight
What looks obvious in hindsight was not at all obvious at the time. 事后一目了然的事在当时根本看不清。 It's easy to criticize with the benefit of hindsight. 事后明白了再评价,这自然容易。
Extra ExamplesIt is easy to criticize others when you have the benefit of hindsight. 事后再去批评别人当然容易。 Their first idea was deemed, in hindsight, a mistake. 事后,他们认为最初的想法是个错误。 This all seems obvious with hindsight. 事后看来这一切都一目了然。
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