after the fact

AFTERafter something has happened or been done, especially after a mistake has been made 情况发生后，事后〔尤指错误发生后〕

Examples from the Corpus

after the fact• Then they acquitted Broadus of being an accessory after the fact.• The jury also acquitted the rapper, whose real name is Calvin Broadus, of being an accessory after the fact.• To make such decisions after the fact can be costly-even fatal.• But solving the problem is not so simple, especially after the fact.• Even after the fact, their violent behaviour just did not make sense.• Explanations after the facts are of course very useful but the hallmark of a successful research programme is predictions.• For the field man who deals with real problems, paper work is incidental, after the fact.• Few people even heard about the concert until after the fact.• Will I follow you down the street a hundred years after the fact?

→ after the fact at fact(7)

单词	after the fact
释义	after the fact after the fact AFTERafter something has happened or been done, especially after a mistake has been made 情况发生后，事后〔尤指错误发生后〕 Examples from the Corpus after the fact• Then they acquitted Broadus of being an accessory after the fact.• The jury also acquitted the rapper, whose real name is Calvin Broadus, of being an accessory after the fact.• To make such decisions after the fact can be costly-even fatal.• But solving the problem is not so simple, especially after the fact.• Even after the fact, their violent behaviour just did not make sense.• Explanations after the facts are of course very useful but the hallmark of a successful research programme is predictions.• For the field man who deals with real problems, paper work is incidental, after the fact.• Few people even heard about the concert until after the fact.• Will I follow you down the street a hundred years after the fact? → after the fact at fact(7)
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