Retrospect I ˈretrəspekt Noun Opinion Time Retro·Spect Thinking
The word "retrospect" (noun) and the phrase "in retrospect" refer to thinking about or looking back at past events, often with a change in perspective. It is commonly translated as the act of looking back or recalling the past.
[PHRASE 短语]回顾；回想 When you consider something in retrospect, you think about it afterwards, and often have a different opinion about it from the one that you had at the time.
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In retrospect, I wish that I had thought about alternative courses of action...
回想起来，我真希望自己当时考虑过其他做法。
It was a very strange feeling in retrospect — I was frightened, but excited at the same time.
回想起来那是一种非常奇怪的感觉——我当时既害怕又兴奋。
Oxford
retro·spect/ˈretrəspekt; NAmEˈretrəspekt/nounIDIOMin retrospectthinking about a past event or situation, often with a different opinion of it from the one you had at the time 回顾；回想；追溯往事◆In retrospect, I think that I was wrong.回首往事，我觉得当时我错了。◆The decision seems extremely odd, in retrospect.回想起来，这个决定显得极其荒谬。retrospectretrospectsretro·spect/ˈretrəspekt; NAmEˈretrəspekt/
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retrospectret‧ro‧spect /ˈretrəspekt/ noun
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in retrospect thinking back to a time in the past, especially with the advantage of knowing more now than you did then: In retrospect, I wonder if we should have done more.