retro

Thân thiện

She decorated her room with retro furniture from the 1960s.

Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Relating to, reviving, or being a style or fashion from the recent past: "retro" describes something that consciously imitates or is reminiscent of trends, styles, or aesthetics from an earlier period, typically from the 20th century.
   • Looking or directed backward: In a more general sense, it can describe something that relates to or looks back on the past.

2. Noun:

   • A style or fashion that imitates the past: "retro" refers to a trend or item that is characterized by its deliberate use of styles, designs, or ideas from a previous era.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:

  • She loves the retro design of 1960s furniture. (The furniture's style imitates the 1960s.)
  • The game has a charming retro aesthetic. (The game's visual style is reminiscent of older games.)

• Noun:

  • His apartment is decorated in pure retro. (The decoration style imitates the past.)
  • Fashion designers are inspired by the retro of the 1970s. (They are inspired by the revival of 1970s styles.)

Advanced Usage

• "in retro": used to describe something done in a style that looks back to the past.

  • The diner is designed completely in retro. (The diner's design is entirely in a past-reviving style.)

• As a combining form: Used in other words to indicate something that is backward-looking or applies to the past.

  • Retrospective: Looking back on or dealing with past events.

Variants and Related Words

• Retroactive (adj): (Especially of laws) applying to a period before enactment.
  • The pay raise was retroactive to January.
• Retrograde (adj): Directed or moving backward.
  • A retrograde motion.
• Retrospect (n): A survey or review of a past course of events or period of time.
  • In retrospect, the decision was correct.

Synonyms

• Vintage: Representing the high quality of a past time.
• Old-school: Adhering to traditional ideas or methods.
• Nostalgic: Characterized by or evoking sentimental longing for the past.
• Throwback: A person or thing that is reminiscent of an earlier time.

Related Phrases

• Retro chic: A stylish and fashionable use of retro elements.
  • The boutique sells clothing with a sense of retro chic.
• Retro-futurism: A creative style that combines old-fashioned "retro" styles with futuristic technology and themes.
  • The film's aesthetic is a fascinating example of retro-futurism.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. affecting things past
   • retroactive tax increase
   • an ex-post-facto law
   • retro pay

Noun

1. a fashion reminiscent of the past

Từ đồng nghĩa

• ex post facto
• retroactive