結果論
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Meanings
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hindsight-based opinion; after-the-fact reasoning
Refers to evaluating or judging a past event based on its outcome, often implying that the speaker is using the result to claim something was obvious or inevitable. Common in critical contexts.
In hindsight, I should have bought it back then.
His opinions are always based on hindsight.
Usage patterns
- 〈事〉は結果論だsaying that ~ is just hindsight talk
Saying 'we should have done it this way' is just hindsight talk.
- 結果論で言えばspeaking with the benefit of hindsight
In hindsight, his decision turned out to be correct.
- 結果論として片付けるto dismiss something as mere hindsight reasoning
You shouldn't dismiss the cause of the failure as mere hindsight talk.
- 結果論に過ぎないto be nothing more than hindsight reasoning
That's nothing more than hindsight reasoning.