2009年4月21日 星期二

20/20 vision of hindsight

rather than with 20/20 vision of hindsight

It means that it's very easy to be wise/knowledgeable after events have happened. The 20/20 is a way of medically recording perfect vision.

It's a common saying in the U.S. An Americanism, the term originated about 1940 and soon was transferred to other examples of twenty-twenty (20/20) hindsight.

這句話讓我想到了
Monday morning quarterback
n. Informal
One who criticizes or passes judgment from a position of hindsight.

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