Phrase guide

twenty-twenty hindsight

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A perfect understanding of events only after they have happened.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, uncountable

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History

Etymology

From the term 20/20 which is used in visual testing to refer to normal visual acuity.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 事後孔明 /事后孔明 (si6 hau6 hung2 ming4) — perfect understanding of events only after they have happened
  • Chinese Mandarin: 事後諸葛亮 /事后诸葛亮 (shìhòu Zhūgě Liàng) — perfect understanding of events only after they have happened
  • Chinese Mandarin: 事後諸葛 /事后诸葛 (shìhòu zhūgě) — perfect understanding of events only after they have happened
  • Hungarian: utólag okos — perfect understanding of events only after they have happened