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    retrospection

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ret·ro·spec·tion /ˌretrəˈspekʃən/ noun [uncountable]  formalPAST thinking about the past 回顾，回想
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    retrospection• Preparing to write his great work of self-analysis and retrospection, Proust in effect retired from life.• But an important aspect of problem solving is retrospection.• I was too bound up with the problems of the present moment to enjoy the luxury of retrospection.
    ret·ro·spec·tion nounChineseSyllable
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    retrospection
    ret‧ro‧spec‧tion /ˌretrəˈspekʃən/ noun [uncountable]
    formal thinking about the past


    retro·spec·tionBrE /ˌretrəˈspekʃn/ 🔊NAmE /ˌretrəˈspekʃn/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] (formal) thinking about past events or situations 回顾；回忆