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adjective ˈrɛtrəʊˈrɛtroʊ Imitative of a style or fashion from the recent past. 仿效不久前流行风格(或时尚、设计)的;重新流行的 仿效60年代流行的款式。 Example sentencesExamples - They make music that, though heavily steeped in the past, is neither cold nor regular nor retro.
- But when a graphic designer uses a typeface that is older than 30 years, it is dismissed as retro, nostalgia or emptiness.
- The diner was an 80's retro diner that looked like it was still from the 80's.
- The resulting song feels overproduced and too distinctly current, and temporarily hinders the album's retro charm.
- The designers have pulled off the difficult trick of taking the inspiration from a classic shape while making the car look fresh rather than retro.
- It was furnished in a retro - 1950s style, not because he liked that style, but because his mother had extra pieces she did not need.
- The graphically crisp, retro lettering style adds a whiff of nostalgia to this evocation of language's reflexive capacity.
- The style is heightened by the restrained color palette and decidedly retro feel to the animation.
- The Bandai-published remake delivers the best of both ages, making over retro robot designs with flashy modern animation.
- Its retro art style gives it an appealing timeless quality, an allegory about the relationship between humans and technology that sums up the core of all science fiction.
- The 1980's retro styles will appear fresher because of the above knee shorter skirt length.
- ‘It's easy to go retro because people are always going to be familiar with it,’ adds Olejar.
- The decor is an eclectic mélange of retro and modern.
- The result is a car which is both modern and retro in its looks.
- The Night Gallery is a small cabaret that has Hard Rock Café styled décor with retro memorabilia covering the walls from floor to ceiling.
- It was almost a retro 50's style of a male high school student.
- The song pulled off a handsome trick, being both retro and modern simultaneously, combining the old Cullum with the new.
- Every designer needs a good stock photo collection or your designs may start to look dated or retro, awkward or tired.
- They all turned to see a freckled face red-haired girl in a 80's retro type green dress and pumps.
- Making over the icon and putting the classic glass bottles back in circulation may have a certain retro appeal with Coke's younger drinkers.
Synonyms in period style, period, nostalgic, evocative, of yesteryear, olde worlde dated, old-fashioned, backward-looking, retrogressive, out of date, passé
nounPlural retros ˈrɛtrəʊˈrɛtroʊ mass nounRetro clothes, music, or style. a look which mixes Italian casual wear and American retro 将意大利休闲服饰和重新流行的美式服饰混合在一起的打扮。 Example sentencesExamples - It's new, but cannily designed with a heavy dose of retro.
- A ‘Top Ten’ for 2004 is tough, so I've come up with a top ten of best viewing experiences, some being retros seen again or for the first time - no real order.
- The shoes that are retros now were once the newest thing.
- When it's done well, retro isn't biting; it's a novel and economical use of widely available ingredients.
Origin1960s: from French rétro, abbreviation of rétrograde 'retrograde'. The fashion term retro is from French rétro, an abbreviation of rétrograde ‘retrograde’ (Late Middle English). This was originally a term in astronomy referring to planets appearing to move in a direction from east to west. It comes from Latin retrogradus, from retro ‘backwards’ and gradus ‘step’. Retro- is also the source of words such as retrospect (early 17th century) from Latin retrospicere ‘look back’ and rear ‘back part’. This was first used as a military term from French arrière ‘behind’, which came from retro. The phrase th'arrear ‘the back’ was mis-analysed as ‘the rear’ and the ‘a’ at the beginning of the word dropped. It was used colloquially to mean ‘buttocks’ from the late 18th century. The other rear,’ to raise up’ and its close relative rise, both Old English, come from an Germanic root, with raise, a Middle English introduction from Old Norse coming from the same source.
nounPlural retros ˈrɛtrəʊˈrɛtroʊ short for retrorocket Example sentencesExamples - Vix hit the retros, frantically pulled up so that the Eternal's nose was almost hitting the ceiling, and activated the belly thrusters at full power just before they hit the wall.
- Just before landing, the retros of the landing sled would fire, and the Blazer would touch down.
- Air brakes sprang from the hull and the plasma retros fired a controlled burst.
- The protective armor cowlings lifted up and the retros let loose with a thunderous blast that slowed the ship down a lot, but not enough.
- The retros acted as an emergency brake in such instances.
- One last flash from the retros, and they were motionless.
adjectiveˈretrōˈrɛtroʊ Imitative of a style, fashion, or design from the recent past. 仿效不久前流行风格(或时尚、设计)的;重新流行的 仿效60年代流行的款式。 Example sentencesExamples - They all turned to see a freckled face red-haired girl in a 80's retro type green dress and pumps.
- Making over the icon and putting the classic glass bottles back in circulation may have a certain retro appeal with Coke's younger drinkers.
- The designers have pulled off the difficult trick of taking the inspiration from a classic shape while making the car look fresh rather than retro.
- The style is heightened by the restrained color palette and decidedly retro feel to the animation.
- They make music that, though heavily steeped in the past, is neither cold nor regular nor retro.
- The diner was an 80's retro diner that looked like it was still from the 80's.
- ‘It's easy to go retro because people are always going to be familiar with it,’ adds Olejar.
- The Bandai-published remake delivers the best of both ages, making over retro robot designs with flashy modern animation.
- It was almost a retro 50's style of a male high school student.
- The decor is an eclectic mélange of retro and modern.
- The graphically crisp, retro lettering style adds a whiff of nostalgia to this evocation of language's reflexive capacity.
- The 1980's retro styles will appear fresher because of the above knee shorter skirt length.
- The song pulled off a handsome trick, being both retro and modern simultaneously, combining the old Cullum with the new.
- The result is a car which is both modern and retro in its looks.
- But when a graphic designer uses a typeface that is older than 30 years, it is dismissed as retro, nostalgia or emptiness.
- It was furnished in a retro - 1950s style, not because he liked that style, but because his mother had extra pieces she did not need.
- The Night Gallery is a small cabaret that has Hard Rock Café styled décor with retro memorabilia covering the walls from floor to ceiling.
- Every designer needs a good stock photo collection or your designs may start to look dated or retro, awkward or tired.
- Its retro art style gives it an appealing timeless quality, an allegory about the relationship between humans and technology that sums up the core of all science fiction.
- The resulting song feels overproduced and too distinctly current, and temporarily hinders the album's retro charm.
Synonyms in period style, period, nostalgic, evocative, of yesteryear, olde worlde
nounˈretrōˈrɛtroʊ Clothes or music whose style or design is imitative of those of the recent past. 仿效不久前流行的服装(或音乐);重新流行的服装(或音乐) a look that mixes Italian casual wear and American retro 将意大利休闲服饰和重新流行的美式服饰混合在一起的打扮。 Example sentencesExamples - A ‘Top Ten’ for 2004 is tough, so I've come up with a top ten of best viewing experiences, some being retros seen again or for the first time - no real order.
- When it's done well, retro isn't biting; it's a novel and economical use of widely available ingredients.
- It's new, but cannily designed with a heavy dose of retro.
- The shoes that are retros now were once the newest thing.
Origin1960s: from French rétro, abbreviation of rétrograde ‘retrograde’. nounˈrɛtroʊˈretrō short for retrorocket Example sentencesExamples - One last flash from the retros, and they were motionless.
- Just before landing, the retros of the landing sled would fire, and the Blazer would touch down.
- Air brakes sprang from the hull and the plasma retros fired a controlled burst.
- The retros acted as an emergency brake in such instances.
- Vix hit the retros, frantically pulled up so that the Eternal's nose was almost hitting the ceiling, and activated the belly thrusters at full power just before they hit the wall.
- The protective armor cowlings lifted up and the retros let loose with a thunderous blast that slowed the ship down a lot, but not enough.
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