retrospect
gb/ɹˈɛtɹəspˌɛkt/ us/ɹˈɛtɹəspˌɛkt/
C1
Anh
visszatekintés, visszatekint
DANH TỪ
C1
FORMAL
1
Mẫu sử dụng:
(often) in retrospect; a retrospect on/of [event/period]
In retrospect, I should have asked more questions before I accepted the offer.
Utólag visszatekintve több kérdést kellett volna feltennem, mielőtt elfogadtam az ajánlatot.
The book is a candid retrospect on her early years in politics.
A könyv őszinte visszatekintés a politikában töltött korai éveire.
His speech included a short retrospect of the company’s first decade.
Ví dụ cho người học
In retrospect, that was a good decision.
Utólag belegondolva az jó döntés volt.
She wrote a retrospect about her childhood.
Írt egy visszatekintést a gyermekkoráról.
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners often use *retrospect* where *retrospective* (adjective) is needed (e.g., a retrospective view).
Nghĩa
looking back on the past
Cụm từ đi kèm
in retrospect
|with the benefit of retrospect
|a retrospect on the decade
|a retrospect of the war years
|in retrospect, it seems
|looking back in retrospect
|a brief retrospect
|a personal retrospect
|historical retrospect
|retrospect and evaluation
Từ đồng nghĩa
reflection (More general; can be about any topic, not only the past.)
|
hindsight (Emphasizes understanding something clearly only after it happened.)
Từ trái nghĩa
foresight (Thinking ahead about the future, not back at the past.)
|
anticipation (Expecting something before it happens.)
Chủ đề
thinking
|time
|emotions
Định nghĩa
thinking about something that happened in the past
the act of thinking back on past events or experiences, especially in order to understand them better
ĐỘNG TỪ
C2
LITERARY
2
visszatekint
B2
Mẫu sử dụng:
[someone] retrospect(s) on [event/period]
In later life, she often retreated to the garden to retrospect on her choices.
Későbbi éveiben gyakran vonult vissza a kertbe, hogy visszatekintsen a döntéseire.
He retrospected on his first years as a teacher with a mix of pride and regret.
Első tanári éveire büszkeséggel és megbánással vegyes érzésekkel tekintett vissza.
Lỗi thường gặp:
This verb is rare in modern English; people usually say *reflect (on)* or *look back (on)* instead.
Nghĩa
think back on past events
Cụm từ đi kèm
retrospect on the past
|retrospect about earlier years
|retrospected on his mistakes
Từ đồng nghĩa
reflect (Much more common and natural in everyday English.)
|
look back (More conversational; often used in spoken English.)
Từ trái nghĩa
look ahead (Focuses on the future rather than the past.)
Chủ đề
thinking
|time
Định nghĩa
to think about the past
to think back on past events or experiences; to reflect
Ngữ pháp
Dạng từ điển
retrospect
IPA
GB/ɹˈɛtɹəspˌɛkt/
US/ɹˈɛtɹəspˌɛkt/
Âm tiết và trọng âm
ret - ro - spect (3 âm tiết)
Stress on 1st syllable (ret)
Các dạng từ
Noun
- Base: retrospect
- Plural: retrospect
Verb
- Base: retrospect
- 3rd Person Singular: retrospects
- Present Participle: retrospecting
- Past: retrospected
Cách diễn đạt
in retrospect
1/ˈɪn ɹˈɛtɹəspˌɛkt/
fixed phrase
looking back and rethinking
when you think about the past now
Ví dụ
- In retrospect, the warning signs were obvious.
- It felt like a disaster at the time, but in retrospect it taught me a lot.
- In retrospect, we should have taken the earlier flight.
Ví dụ cho người học
- In retrospect, I was wrong.
- In retrospect, it was easy.
in retrospect
1/ˈɪn ɹˈɛtɹəspˌɛkt/
fixed phrase
thinking back with hindsight
now, looking back at the past
Ví dụ
- In retrospect, I should have asked more questions before agreeing.
- It seemed like a good idea then, but in retrospect it was a mistake.
- In retrospect, the warning signs were obvious.
Ví dụ cho người học
- In retrospect, it was not a good plan.
- In retrospect, I was too nervous.