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, I wonder, would he admit the deal was a mistake?
  我很想知道他在回想起这个交易的时候是否也会承认这是个错误？
• 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。
• 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。
• 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, none of this should come as a surprise.
  回顾这一切时，没有人会感到惊讶。
• 687. The respectful spectator gave the prospective president a retrospect of the spectacular spectrum.
  687.恭敬的旁观者对未来的总统回顾了壮观的光谱（景象）。
• What can be more gratifying than such a retrospect as this?
  有什么能比如此的回顾更让人心悦？
• In retrospect, this battle be a turning point in the war.
  事后看来，这场战役是战争的转折点。
• The Retrospect and Prospect of Research on the Foreign Language Learning Strategies in Past Ten Years in China
  对我国近十年外语学习策略研究的调查和展望