retroactive

🇺🇸 /ˌretrəʊˈæktɪv/ 🇬🇧 /ˌretrəʊˈæktɪv/
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adjective
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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.

translation

adj. Affecting something that happened in the past and applying it to the present.

Synonyms

contemplative adj. 沉思的, 灵修的 meditative adj. 沉思的 reflective adj. 深思的, 反射的, 反映的 retrospective adj. 回顾的, 追溯既往的 pensive adj. 沉思的 analytical adj. 分析的 analytic adj. 分析的, 科学分析的, 分析语的 logical adj. 合理, 逻辑

Antonyms

prescient adj. 预知 provident adj. 节俭 forward-looking adj. 前瞻性的 proactive adj. 主动的 visionary adj. 有远见的, 幻象的 forward adv. 向前, 向未来, 向进步, 提前, 向船头或机头

Similar Words

refractive adj. 折射 retrospective adj. 回顾的, 追溯既往的 restrictive adj. 限制性的, 限定性的