| 释义 |
ret·ro·spect /ˈretrəʊspekt/ n. | vt. | vi. | a. | phr.
I n.
1. 回顾，回想；追溯
The new chapter starts with a retrospect. 新的一章以评述往事开头。
present retrospects of bygone episodes of the campaign year 提供竞选年种种插曲的忆往
2. 〈古〉先例援引；追溯力(to)
II ❶ vt.
回顾；追溯
❷ vi.
回顾，回想；追溯 (to)
retrospect to a period in one's youth 回想年轻时的一段日子
III a.
= retrospective
[< L retrōspicere to look back < RETRO- + specere to look] phr. in retrospect 回想起来，事后看来 It was, in retrospect, one of the worst mistakes I ever made. 回想起来，这是我一生中所犯的最严重的错误之一。 It seemed a good idea when we started six months ago, but in retrospect I can see that we should never have agreed to do it. 咱们6个月前开始干的时候这好像是个挺不错的主意，但是事后看来，我认为咱们根本不该同意这么干。 There are some things that you only become totally conscious of in retrospect. 有些事情的含义你只有在事后回想时才能完全意识到。 |