retrospect

Rückblick

Nachdenken über vergangene Ereignisse, die man mit dem heutigen Wissen oft besser versteht.

In einfachem Englisch: Thinking about past events, often with a better understanding of them now.

• In retrospect, we left too early.
• The mistake seems obvious in retrospect.
• Only in retrospect did I understand her advice.

So benutzt man es: in retrospect (In retrospect, accepting that job was a good decision.)

Synonyme: hindsight

Häufige Wendungen: in retrospect, only in retrospect

zurückblicken

Über vergangene Ereignisse nachdenken oder sie sich erneut vor Augen führen.

In einfachem Englisch: To think about or look back at past events.

• He paused to retrospect on his life.
• We retrospected over the years we had spent together.
• The author retrospects on her childhood in the final chapter.

So benutzt man es: retrospect on something (She retrospected on her early career.); retrospect over something (He retrospected over the events of that winter.)

Synonyme: reflect, look back

Häufige Wendungen: retrospect on something, retrospect over something