思前想后

• 拼音: sī qián xiǎng hòu
• 汉字拆解: 思 = 田 + 心 — to think; 前 = 刀 + 月 — before, front; 想 = 相 + 心 — to think about; 后 = 彳 + 口 — behind, after

含义

To think over and over; to weigh up all angles repeatedly before making a decision. Describes prolonged deliberation that considers both past circumstances and future consequences.

Often implies a degree of hesitation or indecisiveness resulting from excessive rumination, though it can also simply describe careful, thorough consideration. Used in contexts where a difficult decision must be made, or where someone cannot stop mentally revisiting a problem. Slightly more literary in register.

例句

1. 面对这份工作邀约，他思前想后了一整晚，最终决定放弃现有的稳定职位去尝试。
2. 她思前想后，还是觉得应该如实告知对方，而不是继续隐瞒这个重要事实。
3. 领导层思前想后之后，一致认为眼下并非扩张市场的最佳时机。

用法指南

语境: decision-making, deliberation, literary, formal writing

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 他思前想后，权衡了各方面的利弊得失，才最终下定决心辞职创业。(After weighing up the pros and cons from every angle, he finally made up his mind to resign and start his own business.)
• 她思前想后无数遍，却始终找不到一个既不伤害对方又能解决问题的两全之策。(She turned the matter over in her mind countless times, yet could not find a solution that would neither hurt the other party nor leave the problem unresolved.)

错误说法

• 不要将 思前想后 用于形容快速决策 — 它特指反复深思熟虑，甚至带有犹豫不决的含义；若想表达果断应改用 当机立断

起源与历史

思前 (think of what came before) + 想后 (consider what comes after) — to think about what precedes and what follows; to deliberate thoroughly from every angle

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal