释义 |
retroact /re-trō-aktˈ/ intransitive verb- To act retrospectively, or apply to the past (law)
- To react
ORIGIN: L retroagere, -actum, from agere to do retroacˈtion noun retroacˈtive adjective - Applying to or affecting things past
- Operating backward
retroacˈtively adverb retroactivˈity noun retroactive inhibition or retroactive interference noun (psychology) The tendency for retention of learned material to be impaired by subsequent learning |