retrospect

rétrospective

Réflexion sur des événements passés, souvent mieux compris grâce à ce que l’on sait aujourd’hui.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : in retrospect (In retrospect, accepting that job was a good decision.)

Synonymes : hindsight

Expressions courantes : in retrospect, only in retrospect

se retourner sur le passé

Repenser à des événements passés ou porter son regard sur eux.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : retrospect on something (She retrospected on her early career.); retrospect over something (He retrospected over the events of that winter.)

Synonymes : reflect, look back

Expressions courantes : retrospect on something, retrospect over something