| 单词 | retrospection |
| 释义 | retrospection (once / 14275 pages) n The process of thinking about past events can be called retrospection. It will take some retrospection to remember your favorite moments from the last year or two. You might be familiar with the word introspection, which is all about the act of thinking about yourself — the things you do, the way you are, and the things you think about. Retrospection is similar — both words are rooted in the Latin specere, "to look at." Instead of intro-, "within," retrospection uses retro-, "behind," or "in past times," so your retrospection at your high school graduation might have you thinking back on your years of school. WORD FAMILYretrospection: retrospections+/retrospect: retrospected, retrospecting, retrospection, retrospective, retrospects/retrospective: retrospectively, retrospectives USAGE EXAMPLESMight the introspection and retrospection of writing serve as one source of grace that transforms it from a gift received to a gift conferred? New York Times(Nov 24, 2016) Yet there seems to be a presumption that anything that affects pension rights or house values would involve unreasonable "retrospection". BBC(Oct 03, 2016) The “-ana” came only later, appended with wistful retrospection. New York Times(Jun 02, 2016) 1n reference to things past the story begins with no introductory retrospections Hyper mention, reference a remark that calls attention to something or someone 2n memory for experiences that are past some psychologists tried to contrast retrospection and introspection Hyper memory, remembering the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered |
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