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俚语 postemptive
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postemptive

After the fact. A measure taken in response to something which has already happened. Shutting the barn door after the horse has escaped. The opposite of preemptive.
"Would it seem postemptive if I wrote a letter of resignation?"
"They fired you last week."
"Yeah, well..."
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