retrospection
gb/ɹˈɛtɹəspˈɛkʃən/ us/ɹˈɛtɹəspˈɛkʃən/
C1
Anglais
visszatekintés, áttekintés
NOM
C1
FORMAL
1
Schéma d’usage :
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.
Exemples pédagogiques
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.
Erreur fréquente :
Often confused with retrospective (more common as an adjective or as a noun for an exhibition). Retrospection is the act/process of looking back.
Sens
thinking back on the past
Collocations
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
Synonymes
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.)
Antonymes
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.)
Thèmes
memory
|emotions
|psychology
Définition
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.
NOM
C2
FORMAL
2
áttekintés
B2
Schéma d’usage :
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.
Exemples pédagogiques
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.
Erreur fréquente :
Learners may use retrospection where review or overview would sound more natural in everyday speech.
Sens
a look back or review
Collocations
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
Synonymes
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.)
Antonymes
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.)
Thèmes
writing
|history
|education
Définition
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.
Grammaire
Forme canonique
retrospection
API
GB/ɹˈɛtɹəspˈɛkʃən/
US/ɹˈɛtɹəspˈɛkʃən/
Syllabes et accentuation
ret - ro - spec - tion (4 syllabes)
Stress on 1st syllable (ret)
Formes du mot
Noun
- Base: retrospection
- Plural: retrospection, retrospections
Expressions
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