throwback

英 ['θrəʊbæk] 美 ['θroʊbæk]

• n. 返回；返祖现象

英英释义

Noun:

1. an organism that has the characteristics of a more primitive type of that organism

2. a reappearance of an earlier characteristic

Adjective:

1. characteristic of an atavist

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. The car's design is a throwback to the 1960s.
   这种汽车的设计回到了20世纪60年代。
2. His sentiment is a throwback to the old colonial day.
   他的观点还是从前殖民时代的那种观点。
3. Being a sort of throwback to the Victorian age, she won't go against her old dad's wishes.
   她有点像维多利亚时代的女性,不肯违背自己老父的意愿。

词汇搭配

• throw back 扔回来

近反义词

【近义词】

• reversion 返回
• regression 复原
• resemblance 相像
• relic 神圣的遗物
• retrogression 倒退
• recession 后退
• return 返回
• atavist 显隔代遗传物...
• atavistic 隔代遗传的
• atavism 隔代遗传