retroactive
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/ˌretrəʊˈæktɪv/
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/ˌretrəʊˈæktɪv/
Affecting something that happened in the past and applying it to the present.
The new law made the tax changes retroactive, so they applied to all past transactions.
新法律使税收变更具有追溯效力,因此它们适用于所有过去的交易。