Front | retrospect |
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Pron | ['retrəspekt] |
Back | 【retrospect】 n.反顾;回顾、 In retrospect, many good opportunities were neglected in my life. 回想起来,我一生中坐失了很多好机会。 |
Vocab | retrospectcontemplation of things past
In retrospect — that is, in looking back and contemplating the past — we sometimes find ourselves wishing that we had done some things differently. Though this word most commonly appears as a noun in the phrase "in retrospect," it can also be used as a verb. The prefix retro- means “back," and spect is a component of the words inspect, spectator, spectacles, and perspective, among others, which all have to do with looking or seeing. So it makes sense that retrospect means to look back in time, or to remember. All forms of 'retrospect' will appear on average once every 1366 pages. retrospect retrospection retrospective retrospectively |
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