c. 1600, "a regard or reference" (to something), from Latin retrospectum, past participle of retrospicere "look back," from retro- "back" (see retro-) + specere "look at" (see scope (n.1)). Meaning "survey of past events" is from 1660s.
双语例句
1. The debate seems, in retrospect, to have been fixed from the beginning.
回想起来，这场辩论好像从一开始就被人操纵了。
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2. It was , in retrospect, the happiest day of her life.
回想起来, 那是她一生最幸福的日子.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
3. In retrospect it's obvious how we went wrong.
回想起来,我们是如何出的错就很明显了.
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4. The retrospect was depressing.
回想起来令人沮丧.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
5. It was a very strange feeling in retrospect — I was frightened, but excited at the same time.