retrospection
gb/ɹˈɛtɹəspˈɛkʃən/ us/ɹˈɛtɹəspˈɛkʃən/
C1
Englisch
visszatekintés, áttekintés
NOMEN
C1
FORMAL
1
Verwendungsmuster:
retrospection on [something]
In quiet retrospection, she realized how much the move had changed her life.
Csendes visszatekintés közben rájött, mennyire megváltoztatta az életét a költözés.
The film invites retrospection on the choices people make when they’re young.
A film arra késztet, hogy visszatekintsünk azokra a döntésekre, amelyeket az emberek fiatalon hoznak.
He avoided retrospection and focused instead on what he could do next.
Beispiele für Lernende
After the trip, I spent time in retrospection.
Az út után szántam egy kis időt a visszatekintésre.
Her letter made me feel retrospection about my past.
A levele arra késztetett, hogy visszagondoljak a múltamra.
Häufiger Fehler:
Often confused with retrospective (more common as an adjective or as a noun for an exhibition). Retrospection is the act/process of looking back.
Bedeutung
thinking back on the past
Wortverbindungen
quiet retrospection
|a moment of retrospection
|personal retrospection
|deep retrospection
|retrospection and reflection
|retrospection on childhood
|retrospection on the past
|given to retrospection
|time for retrospection
|painful retrospection
Synonyme
reflection (More general; can be about the present or future as well as the past.)
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recollection (Focuses on remembering rather than evaluating or reflecting.)
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looking back (More informal and less abstract.)
Antonyme
anticipation (Thinking about what may happen in the future rather than the past.)
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foresight (Planning or judging with the future in mind.)
Themen
memory
|emotions
|psychology
Definition
the act of thinking about the past
The act of looking back in your mind at past experiences or events, often to understand them or judge them.
NOMEN
C2
FORMAL
2
áttekintés
B2
Verwendungsmuster:
a retrospection of [a period/event]
The book offers a thoughtful retrospection of the city’s rapid transformation.
A könyv átgondolt áttekintést nyújt a város gyors átalakulásáról.
Her speech was a warm retrospection of the team’s early struggles and later success.
A beszéde szeretetteljes visszatekintés volt a csapat kezdeti nehézségeire és későbbi sikerére.
The article reads like a retrospection of an era that has already vanished.
Beispiele für Lernende
The report is a retrospection of last year.
A jelentés a tavalyi év áttekintése.
This chapter is a retrospection of the project.
Ez a fejezet a projekt áttekintése.
Häufiger Fehler:
Learners may use retrospection where review or overview would sound more natural in everyday speech.
Bedeutung
a look back or review
Wortverbindungen
a retrospection of the decade
|a retrospection of the war years
|historical retrospection
|a brief retrospection
|a retrospection piece
|a retrospection essay
|a retrospection of changes
|a retrospection of achievements
|in retrospection
|from retrospection
Synonyme
review (More common and neutral; can be about any topic, not only the past.)
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overview (Emphasizes a general summary rather than reflection.)
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survey (Slightly more academic; suggests a systematic summary.)
Antonyme
projection (An estimate or picture of the future rather than a summary of the past.)
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forecast (A statement about what will happen in the future.)
Themen
writing
|history
|education
Definition
a summary that looks back at the past
A review, account, or survey of past events or a past period, presented as a summary or overview.
Grammatik
Grundform
retrospection
IPA
GB/ɹˈɛtɹəspˈɛkʃən/
US/ɹˈɛtɹəspˈɛkʃən/
Silben & Betonung
ret - ro - spec - tion (4 Silben)
Stress on 1st syllable (ret)
Wortformen
Noun
- Base: retrospection
- Plural: retrospection, retrospections
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