retrospect

noun

/ˈretrəspekt/

Word Originearly 17th cent.: from retro- ‘back’, on the pattern of the noun prospect.

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Idioms

in retrospect

thinking about a past event or situation, often with a different opinion of it from the one you had at the time回顾；回想；追溯往事
- In retrospect, I think that I was wrong.回首往事，我觉得当时我错了。
- The decision seems extremely odd, in retrospect.回想起来，这个决定显得极其荒谬。