/ˈhaɪndsaɪt ||; ˈhaɪndˌsaɪt/noun [U] the understanding that you have of a situation only after it has happened 事后的认识或领悟: With hindsight, I wouldn't have lent him the money. 事后想来，我不该把钱借给他。 ☞ Look at foresight. 参看foresight。