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retrospection

🇬🇧 UK/,retrəu'spekʃən/🇺🇸 US/.retrә'spekʃәn/
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Definitions

n.

The act of thinking about or reviewing past events and experiences

回顾,对往事的追忆与反思

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
retrobackward, back
+
splook, observe, watch
+
ectsuffix
+
ionact, process, state
=retrospection

Common Collocations

  • 1.moment of retrospection回顾的时刻
  • 2.painful retrospection痛苦的回忆
  • 3.[quiet retrospection][静默的追忆]
  • 4.engage in retrospection进行反思回顾

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    A moment of quiet retrospection helped her understand where things had gone wrong.

  • 2.

    The therapist encouraged retrospection as a way to process unresolved emotions.

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