| 单词 | retrospective |
| 释义 | retrospective (once / 3058 pages) adjn Retrospective means looking back. An art exhibit that cover an artist's entire career is called a retrospective because it looks back at the work the artist has produced over many years. Retro- means back, -spect- means look (think: spectacles), so the word means literally 'a looking back.' Many people take a retrospective look at their lives on birthdays or on New Year's Eve to evaluate events and see how well they've met their goals. You could call the yearly evaluation you get from your boss a retrospective review of your work. WORD FAMILYretrospective: retrospectively, retrospectives+/retrospect: retrospected, retrospecting, retrospection, retrospective, retrospects/retrospection: retrospections USAGE EXAMPLESParsons School of Design organized a retrospective of their work in 1980. New York Times(Dec 28, 2016) A retrospective CD, “Alone Tonight” was released in France in 2004. New York Times(Dec 26, 2016) A greatest-hits collection released in 2006, “Twenty Five,” served as a career retrospective and facilitated his first major tour in more than a decade. Wall Street Journal(Dec 26, 2016) 1adj concerned with or related to the past retrospective self-justification Syn|Ant backward directed or facing toward the back or rear ex post facto, retro, retroactiveaffecting things past prospective of or concerned with or related to the future futureyet to be or coming likely, potentialexpected to become or be; in prospect futureeffective in or looking toward the future 2n an exhibition of a representative selection of an artist's life work Hyper art exhibition an exhibition of art objects (paintings or statues) |
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