retrospect

英 [ˈretrəspekt]

美 [ˈretrəspekt]

n.  回顾，回想
vt.&vi.  回顾; 追溯

复数：retrospects　现在分词：retrospecting　过去式：retrospected　第三人称单数：retrospects　过去分词：retrospected　

CET6考研TOEFLIELTSTEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.9533 / COCA.8344

习惯用语

n.

in retrospect
• 回顾；回想；追溯往事
  thinking about a past event or situation, often with a different opinion of it from the one you had at the time
• In retrospect, I think that I was wrong.
  回首往事，我觉得当时我错了。
• The decision seems extremely odd, in retrospect.
  回想起来，这个决定显得极其荒谬。

柯林斯词典

• PHRASE 回顾;回想
  When you consider somethingin retrospect, you think about it afterwards, and often have a different opinion about it from the one that you had at the time.
  1. In retrospect, I wish that I had thought about alternative courses of action...
     回想起来，我真希望自己当时考虑过其他做法。
  2. 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。

英英释义

noun

• contemplation of things past
  1. in retrospect

verb

• look back upon (a period of time, sequence of events)
  1. she reviewed her achievements with pride
  Synonym:reviewlook back

双语例句

• The first part mainly reviews the achievements related to this research in retrospect.
  第一部分，主要回顾了与本研究相关的研究成果。
• In retrospect, that may have been a mistake, the official said.
  这名官员说，现在回想起来，那可能是一个错误。
• In retrospect, it would probably have been better for globalisation to have had it the other way round.
  回想起来，对全球化而言，当时的结果如果颠倒过来或许会更好一些。
• In retrospect, none of this should come as a surprise.
  回顾这一切时，没有人会感到惊讶。
• In retrospect, profound changes and tremendous progress have taken place in East Asia.
  回顾过去，东亚地区发生了深刻变化，取得了巨大进步。
• 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。
• The Retrospect and the Prospect of Our Country's Technical Research on Race Walking
  我国竞走运动技术研究的回顾与展望
• History Retrospect& Significance Analysis of Establishment of "Literature" Disciplines
  文学学科确立的历史追溯和意义分析
• It was the bubbles, stupid: in retrospect, the creation of the eurozone allowed a once-in-a-generation party.
  正是那些泡沫导致了危机：回过头看，欧元区的创立，导致了一代人只有一次的盛宴。
• The Retrospect and Reflection of the New Yangge Movement's Research
  关于延安新秧歌运动研究的回顾与反思