retrospect

英 ['retrəspekt] 美 ['retrəspekt]

• n. 回顾；追溯
• v. 回顾；回想；追溯

英英释义

Noun:

1. contemplation of things past;

   "in retrospect"
   

Verb:

1. look back upon (a period of time, sequence of events); remember;

   "she reviewed her achievements with pride"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. In retrospect, it's easy to see why we were wrong.
   回顾过去就很容易明白我们的错处了。
2. In retrospect, that campaign looks like his last hurrah.
   回顾起来，那次竞选看起来像是他的最后奋力一博。
3. In retrospect all successful policies seem preordained.
   追溯一切成功的政策，看来都有其预兆。

用作动词 (v.)

1. In retrospect, it's easy to see why we were wrong.
   回顾过去就很容易明白我们的错处了。
2. In retrospect, that campaign looks like his last hurrah.
   回顾起来，那次竞选看起来像是他的最后奋力一博。
3. I saw everything I began to dislike, in retrospect.
   我看见的一切都让我开始厌恶了，回想起来。
4. It is pleasant in the retrospect.
   回想起来令人愉快。
5. In retrospect all successful policies seem preordained.
   追溯一切成功的政策，看来都有其预兆。

经典引文

• Recapitulation and retrospect.

  出自： E. Pound

常用短语

用作名词 (n.)

in retrospect

回顾；回想 thinking about a past event or situation, often with a different opinion of it from the one you had at the time

词汇搭配

• in retrospect 回顾往事

近反义词

【近义词】

• remembrance 回想
• memory 记忆力
• review 复习
• recollection 回忆
• survey 问卷
• reconsideration 重新考虑
• look back 回顾

【反义词】

• prospect 希望