retrospection
/ˌretrəʊˈspekʃən/noun
mass noun
- the action of looking back on or reviewing past events or situations, especially those in one's own life(尤指对自己经历的事的)回顾, 回溯, 回想:
he was disinclined to indulge in retrospection.
他不愿沉湎于对往事的回顾。
词源
mid 17th cent.: probably from RETROSPECT (used as a verb).