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单词 retrospect
释义 ret·ro·spect
I. \ˈre.trəˌspekt sometimes ˈrē.t-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Latin retrospectus, past participle of retrospicere to look back at, from retro- + specere to look at, see — more at spy
1. archaic : reference to or regard of a precedent or authority
 < we may introduce a song without retrospect to the old comedy — W.S.Landor >
2. : a review of or meditation upon past events
 < the essence of memory, the vital, tangible retrospect — William Beebe >
 < feel that wise historical retrospect as well as the decent opinion of mankind will confirm it — S.F.Bemis >
 < the new chapter starts with a retrospect >
 < accomplished results that in retrospect pleased him — W.C.Ford >
 < shivered in retrospect when I thought of that afternoon meeting in that freezing hall — Anna L. Strong >
II. adjective
: retrospective
III. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Latin retrospectus, past participle of retrospicere to look back at
intransitive verb
1. : to practice retrospection
 < able to retrospect at fairly long distances backward — Vancouver (Canada) Morning Star >
2. : to refer back : reflect
 < it may be useful to retrospect to an early period — Alexander Hamilton >
transitive verb
: to go back over in thought : consider or think of with reference to the past
 < retrospected the faces and minds of grown people — Samuel Richardson >
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