in retrospect
常用作句首状语
In retrospect, I should have studied harder.
回顾起来，我本应该更努力学习。
对过去的回顾。；追忆；回溯
对过去的回顾。
Consideration of past times.
In retrospect, I realize that the decision was a mistake.
回想起来，我意识到那个决定是个错误。
用法提示：在短语 in retrospect 中作名词，表示‘回顾、回想’。
The book offers a retrospect of the artist's early career.
这本书回顾了这位艺术家的早期职业生涯。
用法提示：作名词，表示‘回顾性的描述或展览’。
A brief retrospect of the year's events can be found in the appendix.
附录中可找到对年度事件的简要回顾。
用法提示：作名词，表示‘回顾、追溯’。
常用作句首状语
In retrospect, I should have studied harder.
回顾起来，我本应该更努力学习。
后接名词短语
The book provides a retrospect of the 20th century.
这本书提供了对20世纪的回顾。
更侧重重新审视，常用于正式场合
强调认真思考，常用于自省
指记忆中的回想，较具体
强调事后才明白，常用于分析错误
grammar · medium
易错句子On retrospect, it was a bad decision.
正确表达In retrospect, it was a bad decision.
固定短语是“in retrospect”，表示“回顾过去”，介词用in而不是on。
grammar · medium
易错句子We need to retrospect our choices.
正确表达We need to retrospect on our choices.
动词retrospect是不及物动词，后需接介词on或upon才能接宾语，不能直接带宾语。
retrospect 指回顾过去；inspect 指仔细查看或检查某物。
retrospect 指回顾过去；prospect 指展望未来或可能发生的事。
retrospect 强调回顾事实；perspective 强调看待问题的角度或观点。
回顾起来
In retrospect, I would have made a different decision.
回顾起来，我会做出不同的决定。
回顾时
On retrospect, the warning signs were clear.
回顾时，警告信号很明显。
对...的回顾
The article provides a retrospect of the past decade.
这篇文章对过去十年进行了回顾。
历史回顾
The book is a historical retrospect of the war.
这本书是对战争的历史回顾。
简要回顾
Let me give you a brief retrospect of the events.
让我简要回顾一下这些事件。
回顾起来似乎
In retrospect, it seems like a foolish idea.
回顾起来，这似乎是一个愚蠢的想法。
retro- (back) + spect (look)
retro- (back) + grade (step)
spect (look) + -ator (one who does)
回忆过去时常用到的概念
回顾的对象是过去的事情
带着情感回顾往昔
认真思考过去以总结经验
回顾时对事情的理解更加清晰
回顾过去，回想起来
In retrospect, I should have taken the job offer.
回想起来，我当初应该接受那份工作邀请。
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