to be wise after the event

相關詞: wise

成語

Definition

  1. Refers to the ease of understanding what actions could have been taken to prevent a negative outcome, but only after the event has already occurred.

    事后诸葛

    • Looking back now, I should have sold my stocks earlier; oh well, it’s easy to be wise after the event.

      现在回想起来,我应该早点卖掉股票;唉,事后诸葛亮总是容易的。

    • We all say we could have done better, but it's easy to be wise after the event.

      我们都说我们可以做得更好,但事后诸葛亮总是容易的。

    • She realizes now that she should have called the police, but it’s always easy to be wise after the event.

      她现在意识到她应该报警,但事后诸葛亮总是容易的。