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单词 retroactive
释义
retroactive
adjective
formal
uk
/ˌret.rəʊˈæk.tɪv/us
/ˌret.roʊˈæk.tɪv/
(alsoretrospective)
If alawordecision, etc. is retroactive, it haseffectfrom adatebefore it wasapproved:
有追溯效力的；溯及既往的
the first Britishlawto have retroactiveeffect第一部有追溯效力的英国法律
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retroactively
(Definition ofretroactivefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

retroactive| American Dictionary

retroactive
adjective[not gradable]
us
/ˌre·troʊˈæk·tɪv/
(of alawor otheragreement) havingeffectfrom thetimebefore thelaworagreementwasapproved:
I’m getting a retroactivesalaryincrease.

retroactively

adverb[not gradable]us
/ˌre·troʊˈæk·tɪv·li/
Thecourtscannotapplya newruleretroactively.
(Definition ofretroactivefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

retroactive| Business English

retroactive
adjective
LAW
uk
/ˌretrəʊˈæktɪv/us
if alaw,decision, etc. is retroactive, it haseffectfrom adatein the past before it wasapproved:
Thechangeswill not be retroactive.
TheJusticeDepartmenthadopposedthe retroactiveapplicationof theguidelines.
retroactive to sthTheproposedpayraisesare retroactive toJuly1.

See also

retrospective
(Definition ofretroactivefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofretroactive

retroactive
An extended comparative study of language support for generic programming 197retroactiveextension must occur in the same compilation unit as their definition.
From theCambridge English Corpus
An example showing the need forretroactivemodeling.
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To distinguish these fromretroactiveprinciples of justice such as justice in rectification.
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Moreretroactiveinterference was found with those participants who learned translation equivalents on their second list than with those who learned different semantically non-overlapping vocabulary.
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If thisretroactiverestructuring can be effected, then true replay is possible.
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An alternative way of stating this is that design rationale can be maintained byretroactiverestructuring of design descriptions.
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Figure 3 presents first results achieved when both pro- andretroactivepacking are enabled in the parser.
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Theseretroactiveeffects are not allowed by law.
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This allows the author to show that literacy acquisition hasretroactiveeffects on phonological skills in both normally developing and dyslexic readers.
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I see no reason why the application of personal merit to outcomes could not be, to some degree,retroactive.
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The only difference between present day andretroactiveprinciples is the kind of assumption: on the one hand a present information assumption, on the other a subjunctive information assumption.
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Atlantic, in addition, paid the artists lump sums inretroactivepayment of their royalties.
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From an early stage, civilians were evidently seeking to move out of the cities and gainretroactivesanction for this from authorities who would not otherwise have permitted it.
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Structural conformance givesretroactivemodeling for free.
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This problem has aretroactivecharacter.
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