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retroact

/re-troh-akt/US // ˈrɛ troʊˌækt //UK // (ˈrɛtrəʊˌækt) //

复古,复古主义,逆转,复古的

Definitions

v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to act in opposition; react.
    • : to have reference to or influence on past occurrences.

Examples

  • In all such eases, odd as it may sound, our judgment may actually be said to retroact and to enrich the past.

  • The concentric is the passive state, for when one experiences a deep emotion, he must retroact.