In retrospect, the early adoption of digital archiving saved the library from losing rare manuscripts.
回顾起来，早期采用数字存档使图书馆免于丢失珍贵手稿。
Novelist Petra Vann writes that the best endings surprise readers while still feeling, in retrospect, inevitable given everything that came before.
From a Cross-Text Connections question · Craft and Structure
Which choice best defines “retrospect”?
D — A review of past events.. “retrospect” means A review of past events..
Which word means “A review of past events.”?
C — retrospect. “retrospect” means A review of past events..
retrospect — A review of past events.. In Chinese: 回顾;追溯;回想.
retrospect is pronounced //ˈretrəspekt//.
In retrospect, the early adoption of digital archiving saved the library from losing rare manuscripts. (回顾起来，早期采用数字存档使图书馆免于丢失珍贵手稿。)
review, recollection, hindsight — all close in meaning to retrospect (A review of past events.).
anticipation, prospect — each the opposite of retrospect (A review of past events.).
Yes. retrospect is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
retro(向后) + spect(看) → 回头看 → 回顾。