retrospection
gb/ɹˈɛtɹəspˈɛkʃən/ us/ɹˈɛtɹəspˈɛkʃən/
C1
Inglese
visszatekintés, áttekintés
SOSTANTIVO
C1
FORMAL
1
Schema d'uso:
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.
Esempi per chi studia
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.
Errore comune:
Often confused with retrospective (more common as an adjective or as a noun for an exhibition). Retrospection is the act/process of looking back.
Significato
thinking back on the past
Collocazioni
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
Sinonimi
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.)
Contrari
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.)
Temi
memory
|emotions
|psychology
Definizione
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.
SOSTANTIVO
C2
FORMAL
2
áttekintés
B2
Schema d'uso:
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.
Esempi per chi studia
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.
Errore comune:
Learners may use retrospection where review or overview would sound more natural in everyday speech.
Significato
a look back or review
Collocazioni
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
Sinonimi
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.)
Contrari
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.)
Temi
writing
|history
|education
Definizione
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.
Grammatica
Forma base
retrospection
IPA
GB/ɹˈɛtɹəspˈɛkʃən/
US/ɹˈɛtɹəspˈɛkʃən/
Sillabe e accento
ret - ro - spec - tion (4 sillabe)
Stress on 1st syllable (ret)
Forme flesse
Noun
- Base: retrospection
- Plural: retrospection, retrospections
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