英语词汇“retrospect”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

ret•ro•spect n. [uncountable]

thinking of the past, of past events, etc.

v. [no object]

to look back in thought.

Idioms

Idioms in retrospect, on evaluating the past;
upon reflection:knew in retrospect that he should have married her.

ret•ro•spec•tion, n. [uncountable]See -spec-.

ret•ro•spect n.

contemplation of the past;
a survey of past time, events, etc.
in retrospect, in looking back on past events;
upon reflection:It was, in retrospect, the happiest day of her life.

v.i.

to look back in thought;
refer back (often fol. by to):to retrospect to a period in one's youth.

v.t.

to look back upon;
contemplate retrospectively.

probably retro- + (pro)spect 1595–1605

retrospect /ˈrɛtrəʊˌspɛkt/ n

the act of surveying things past (often in the phrase in retrospect)

Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin retrōspicere to look back, from retro- + specere to look

单词	retrospect
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 ret•ro•spect /ˈrɛtrəˌspɛkt/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] thinking of the past, of past events, etc. v. [no object] to look back in thought. Idioms Idioms in retrospect, on evaluating the past; upon reflection:knew in retrospect that he should have married her. ret•ro•spec•tion, n. [uncountable]See -spec-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 ret•ro•spect (re′trə spekt′),USA pronunciation n. contemplation of the past; a survey of past time, events, etc. in retrospect, in looking back on past events; upon reflection:It was, in retrospect, the happiest day of her life. v.i. to look back in thought; refer back (often fol. by to):to retrospect to a period in one's youth. v.t. to look back upon; contemplate retrospectively. probably retro- + (pro)spect 1595–1605 Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: retrospect /ˈrɛtrəʊˌspɛkt/ n the act of surveying things past (often in the phrase in retrospect) Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin retrōspicere to look back, from retro- + specere to look
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