单词 | retro |
释义 | retro From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Clothes & fashionretroret‧ro1 /ˈretrəʊ $ -troʊ/ adjectiveDCAVDbased on styles of fashion and design from the recent past retro '60s fashionsExamples from the Corpusretro• Younger audiences are becoming increasingly interested in bands of this musical grab-bag genre, and not only as a retro fad.• It's simply been made to satisfy an ever-increasing demand from buyers for a retro look.• Too often, retro rock stylings serve to camouflage weak songs or a lack of character.• Such retro shapes demand parallel patterns.• A lot of people loved the big Kawasaki's marriage of retro style with 1990s handling and reliability.• Daisies are back in force, particularly on retro swimsuits and kids' clothing.• Although the sound is retro, the band performs only original tunes. Visualretroretro2 noun (plural retros) [countable]American English informalAV a retrospectiveExamples from the Corpusretro• We have eight of these stylist fifties retro inspired ties from Thomas Pink Shirtmakers to give away.• That was more than a tad retro so I distracted myself and put some music on.retro-retro- /retrəʊ, -trə $ -troʊ, -trə/ prefixPASTback towards the past or an earlier state (=laws which have an effect on things already done) retroactive legislation (=returning to a worse state) a retrograde step Examples from the Corpusretro-• in retrospectOrigin retro- Latin retro “backward” retro1 (1900-2000) French rétro, from rétrospectif “retrospective” retro2 (1900-2000) RETROSPECTIVE2 |
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