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　

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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

• 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。
• 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
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• In retrospect, Japanese officials made several important policy errors.
  回头来看，日本官员犯下了几个重大的政策错误。
• In retrospect, it's easy to see why we were wrong.
  回顾一下，就可以很容易看到为什么我们错了。
• In retrospect, I think that might have been a mistake.
  现在回想起来，我认为这可能是一个错误。
• I believe that, even if your childhood again hard, in retrospect you will be very happy.
  我相信，即使你的童年再艰苦，回想起来你也会很开心。
• Basing on the retrospect and review of the relevant theory of "new economy", this paper challenges some prevalent points and then brings forward an analysis frame.
  在对“新经济”相关理论进行回顾和综述的基础上，本文对一些主流观点提出了质疑，并进一步构建了一个尝试性的分析框架。