Wordiyoretrospective
🇬🇧 UK/,retrəu'spektiv/🇺🇸 US/.retrә'spektiv/
TOEFLC2
Definitions
adj.
Relating to or looking back on the past; applying to past events or situations.
回顾的，追溯的；对过去有效的
n.
An exhibition or survey covering an artist's or filmmaker's work over a long period.
（艺术家作品的）回顾展
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedretrobackward, back
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ectconnector
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ivetending to, having the nature of
=retrospective
Common Collocations
- 1.retrospective exhibition回顾展
- 2.retrospective effect追溯效力
- 3.retrospective analysis回顾性分析
- 4.retrospective look回顾性审视
Example Sentences
- 1.
The museum held a major retrospective exhibition celebrating the artist's fifty-year career.
- 2.
The new tax law has a retrospective effect, applying to income earned last year.
- 3.
Taking a retrospective look at the project revealed several avoidable mistakes.