retrospect

英['retrəspekt] 美['retrəspekt]
  • n. 回顾;追溯
  • v. 回顾;回想;追溯
retrospection retrospected retrospected retrospecting retrospects
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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"

1. The debate seems, in retrospect, to have been fixed from the beginning.
回想起来,这场辩论好像从一开始就被人操纵了。

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2. It was , in retrospect, the happiest day of her life.
回想起来, 那是她一生最幸福的日子.

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

3. In retrospect it's obvious how we went wrong.
回想起来,我们是如何出的错就很明显了.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. The retrospect was depressing.
回想起来令人沮丧.

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

5. It was a very strange feeling in retrospect — I was frightened, but excited at the same time.
回想起来那是一种非常奇怪的感觉——我当时既害怕又兴奋。

来自柯林斯例句

    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。
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