Word · Frequency #22673
Fully loadedthrowbacks
旧特征的再现；返祖现象
throwbacks is the plural of throwback.
a reappearance of an earlier characteristic
- 1.
A reversion to an earlier stage of development.
退回较早发展阶段。
- 2.
An organism that has characteristics of a more primitive form.
具有更原始形态特征的生物。
- 3.
An atavism.
返祖现象。
- 4.
A person similar to an ancestor, or something new similar to what already existed.
与祖先相似的人,或与已有事物相似的新事物。
返祖者；隔代遗传者；退回较早发展阶段。；具有更原始形态特征的生物。；返祖现象。；与祖先相似的人,或与已有事物相似的新事物。
In use
Wearing bell-bottom jeans is a throwback to the 1970s.
The band's new song is a throwback to classic rock.
These simple wooden toys are throwbacks to the 1980s.
be a throwback to sth
后接表示过去时代或风格的名词，意为“让人联想起……”。
The band's sound is a throwback to 1980s pop.
这个乐队的声音让人想起20世纪80年代的流行音乐。
seem like a throwback to sth
His strict rules seem like a throwback to an earlier age.
他的严格规矩似乎让人回到了一个更早的时代。
a throwback from sth
from 强调来源或出处。
Connections
Collocations
- throwback to
- 对……的复古；让人想起……的事物
- The song is a throwback to the 1990s.这首歌让人想起20世纪90年代。
- Throwback Thursday
- 怀旧星期四（社交媒体上分享旧照片的活动）
- She posted an old photo for Throwback Thursday.她在怀旧星期四发了一张旧照片。
- throwback jersey
- 复古球衣
- He wore a throwback jersey of his favorite player.他穿着一件最喜爱球员的复古球衣。
- throwback photo
- 怀旧老照片
- She shared a throwback photo from her college days.她分享了一张大学时代的怀旧照片。
- nostalgic throwback
- 怀旧回顾；引发怀旧的事物
- The film is a nostalgic throwback to the 1980s.这部电影是对20世纪80年代的怀旧回顾。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把‘抛’（throw）和‘回’（back）连起来想：把一样东西抛回过去，旧特征或旧风格就重现了，所以throwback是返祖、复古。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：生物学、遗传学等专业文献、社交媒体帖子（如 #throwback）、日常怀旧话题 作名词时，正式语境多指生物学上的返祖现象或隔代遗传者；日常口语和社交媒体中更常指“让人想起过去的人或事物”，比较口语化，常出现在 throwback Thursday 等搭配中。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the final /bæk/ sound with the unstressed '-back' of 'throwback'. Note that 'back' is a direct spelling chunk, while the others share '-ack'. Be careful: 'throw' in 'throwback' is /θrəʊ/, not /θruː/, so 'through' (/θruː/) is not a rhyme, nor are lookalikes like 'bake' (/beɪk/) or 'bark' (/bɑːrk/).
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.