“in retrospect”意为“回想起来;事后看来;追溯地看”。用于从现在回头看过去的事情,带有总结、反思或重新评价的意味。
/ˌɪn ˈrɛtrəspekt/
In retrospect, I should have apologized sooner.
事后看来,我本该更早道歉。
In retrospect, the decision to move abroad shaped not only my career but also my sense of identity.
回过头看,出国的决定不仅塑造了我的职业道路,也影响了我对自我身份的认同。
retrospect 来自拉丁语词根 retro-(“向后”)+ spect(“看”),字面意思是“向后看”。因此 “in retrospect” 就是“从回头看的角度来说”。