单词详解 | throwback

throwback
音标
英音/ ˈθrəʊbæk / 美音/ ˈθroʊbæk /

听听基本释意:

外刊例句
For more than 20 years, the channel has nurtured and promoted alternative music, introducing new fans to the scene and indulging old ones with iconic throwbacks.
20 多年来,该频道一直致力于培育和推广另类音乐,将新歌迷引入现场,并以标志性的复古风格吸引老歌迷。
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“This is a throwback in time,” she said.
“这是时间的倒退,”她说。
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“It does feel like a bit of a ’90s throwback with the Labour government, Oasis mania, and the recent football final,” says Jasmine about the timing of the Oasis reunion.
“工党政府、绿洲狂热和最近的足球决赛确实让人感觉有点像 90 年代的倒退,”贾斯明谈到绿洲重聚的时间时说道。
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基本释意
noun
a reappearance of an earlier characteristic
返祖者;返祖;返祖型的东西;复古

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短释义
The noun throwback can be a less-formal way to say atavism. Both words describe a reversion to something that was done (or existed) in the past. If you have red hair like your great-grandmother, you can call that trait a throwback. In sports, a throwback uniform is one that mimics an older style, worn by teams in the past. In biology, a throwback is a trait that returns after having been lost through evolution.
回到旧的做事方式——或者重新出现的旧特征——是一种倒退。如果您喜欢穿喇叭裤和休闲套装,那么您的风格就是 1970 年代的复古风格。

长释义
The noun throwback can be a less-formal way to say atavism. Both words describe a reversion to something that was done (or existed) in the past. If you have red hair like your great-grandmother, you can call that trait a throwback. In sports, a throwback uniform is one that mimics an older style, worn by teams in the past. In biology, a throwback is a trait that returns after having been lost through evolution.
名词“回归”可以是一种不太正式的表达返祖现象的方式。这两个词都描述了对过去所做(或存在)的事情的回归。如果你像你的曾祖母一样有一头红头发,你可以称这种特征为复古。在体育运动中,复古制服是模仿过去球队所穿的旧款式的制服。在生物学中,返祖是指在进化过程中丢失后又重新出现的特征。

文学例句
One day I interviewed a community activist who described a particular job program as a throwback to the Progressive Era.
有一天,我采访了一位社区活动家,他将一项特定的就业计划描述为对进步时代的倒退。
The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls

He was a throwback, he said with quiet pride.
他是一个倒退者,他平静地自豪地说。
The Scapegoat by Maples, Richard

A remarkable throwback; a throwback of a distinct type.
一次非凡的复古;一种独特类型的回归。
The Old Martians by Graham, Roger Phillips

词源
throwback (n.)also throw-back, “reversion to an ancestral type or character,” 1888, from the verbal phrase; see throw (v.) + back (adv.). To throw back “revert to ancestral character” was a breeder’s term, attested by 1879. Earlier throw-back (n.) meant “a reverse in a course or progress, a relapse” (1856). The verbal phrase, meaning “reflect” (as of light) is attested from 1831.Related entries & more

下面是词源的翻译(机器翻译比较难翻,参考着看)
throwback (n.)也为“回归祖先的类型或性格”,1888年,源自动词短语;参见扔(v.)+返回(adv.)。 “回归祖先的性格”是一个饲养员的术语,1879 年得到证实。早期的“回归”(n.)意思是“过程或进展中的逆转,复发”(1856 年)。这个动词短语的意思是“反射”(如光),这一说法自 1831 年起得到证实。相关条目及更多


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