retrospective

回顧的な

過去の出来事や経験を振り返って考える。

やさしい英語で： Considering events or experiences from the past.

• The book offers a retrospective view of her career.
• Researchers carried out a retrospective study of hospital records.
• His retrospective account includes memories of his childhood.

類義語： backward-looking

よく使う表現： retrospective review, retrospective study, retrospective account, retrospective look

遡及的な

規則や決定が、それより前の出来事や状況にも効力を持つ。

やさしい英語で： Having an effect on events or situations from before a rule or decision was made.

• The new rule has retrospective effect.
• Workers received retrospective pay increases dating back to January.
• The council refused retrospective approval for the building work.

類義語： retroactive

よく使う表現： retrospective effect, retrospective payment, retrospective approval

回顧展

一人の芸術家が人生のさまざまな時期に作った作品を集めた展覧会。

やさしい英語で： An exhibition showing work from different periods of an artist’s life.

• The museum is hosting a retrospective.
• We visited a retrospective of the sculptor’s work.
• Her first major retrospective includes drawings from her teenage years.

使い方： retrospective of something (The gallery is showing a retrospective of her paintings.)

類義語： tribute

よく使う表現： artist retrospective, major retrospective, retrospective of something