retrospect
/ˈretrəspekt/
n.
一句话记住
回顾;追溯
释义与例句
n.
回顾;追溯
a review of past events
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In retrospect, I should have accepted the offer.
回头看,我当初应该接受那份工作。
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In retrospect, the warning signs were obvious.
事后看来,那些警示信号很明显。
展开其余 3 条例句
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The film looks at the war in retrospect.
这部影片回顾了那场战争。
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A year in retrospect seems to have passed in a flash.
回顾过去一年,仿佛一眨眼就过去了。
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In retrospect, that mistake taught me more than any success.
回头想想,那个错误教给我的比任何成功都多。
词源与构词
retro-(向后)+ spect(看),向后回望,就是“回顾、追溯”。
retro-
前缀 · backward,向后
spect
词根 · to look,看
记忆钩子
retro(向后)+ spect(看):转过身看看走过的路,就是回顾。
词族与关联词
同根词(同一个词根长出来的词)
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aspect 方面;层面We must consider every aspect of the plan. 我们必须考虑这个计划的每个方面。
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expect 预料;期待We expect the results to be announced tomorrow. 我们预计结果明天公布。
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inspect 检查;视察Officials inspected the factory last week. 官员上周视察了这家工厂。
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introspect 内省;自我反省She took a quiet hour to introspect after the argument. 争吵过后,她独处一小时进行自我反省。
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prospect 前景;可能性There is little prospect of peace. 和平的希望很渺茫。
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respect 尊重;敬意She has earned the respect of her students. 她赢得了学生们的尊重。
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spectacular 壮观的;惊人的The fireworks over the river were spectacular. 河面上的烟花十分壮观。
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spectator 观众;旁观者Thousands of spectators watched the race. 数千名观众观看了比赛。
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suspect 怀疑;猜想Police suspect that he is lying. 警方怀疑他在说谎。
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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retrospective 回顾的;追溯的retrospect + -ive,构成形容词
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retrospectively 回顾地;追溯地retrospective + -ly,构成副词
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retrospection 回顾;回想retrospect + -ion,强调回望的过程
同义词
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hindsight 事后的认识hindsight 指事后的认识,常见于 in hindsight;retrospect 更书面,同样多用 in retrospect。In hindsight, the decision was clearly wrong. 事后看来,这个决定显然是错的。
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review 回顾;评论review 指对材料、事件的正式回顾或评论;retrospect 多指个人对往事的回望。The report gives a review of the past decade. 这份报告回顾了过去十年。
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recollection 回忆;记忆recollection 指记忆中的往事;retrospect 强调从现在的角度回顾整个过程。Her recollections of childhood are still vivid. 她对童年的回忆仍然清晰。
反义词
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prospect 前景;展望We talked about the prospects for next year. 我们谈到了明年的前景。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
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introspect 内省;自我反省introspect 是 intro-(向内)+ spect(看),向内看自己;retrospect 是 retro-(向后)+ spect,向后看过去。She took time to introspect after the argument. 争吵过后,她花时间进行自我反省。
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prospect 前景;可能性prospect 是 pro-(向前)+ spect(看),向前看到前景;retrospect 的 retro- 表示向后回望。The prospects for the economy look better this year. 今年的经济前景看起来更好。
常见搭配
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in retrospect 回顾起来;事后看来In retrospect, the trip was worth every penny. 回想起来,这趟旅行花的每一分钱都值。
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a retrospect of 对……的回顾The book offers a retrospect of the last century. 这本书回顾了上个世纪。
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view sth in retrospect 回顾某事He viewed his youth in retrospect with mixed feelings. 他回顾自己的青年时代,心情复杂。