throwback

[US]/'θrəʊbæk/
[UK]/'θrobæk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 擲回,挫折,阻止,大倒退,返祖
Word Forms

Phrases & Collocations

throwback Thursday

懷舊星期四

Example Sentences

a lot of his work is a throwback to the fifties.

他的許多作品帶有50年代的返古味道。

With its leisurely pace and unfancy filmmaking, "The Princess Diaries" is a likable throwback to an old tradition of pictures from the Disney studio.

從容的節奏加上並不花哨的製作,<<公主日記>>倒更像是迪斯尼拍的傳統老片。

a throwback to the 80s fashion

回顧80年代的時尚

a throwback to the good old days

回憶美好的往昔

a throwback to childhood memories

勾起童年回憶

a throwback to traditional values

傳統價值的迴歸

a throwback to simpler times

回到簡單的時代

a nostalgic throwback to the past

懷舊的回顧過去

a musical throwback to the 90s

音樂上的90年代懷舊

a throwback to classic literature

對經典文學的回顧

a throwback to vintage cars

復古汽車的回顧

a throwback to retro video games

復古視頻遊戲的回顧

Real-world Examples

I love the throwback to the '60s.

我超六十年代復古風。

Source: Modern Family - Season 02

This is a throwback Thursday that you posted.

這是你在" 復古週四" 發的一張照片。

Source: The Ellen Show

The very layout of many offices is a throwback to a pre-pandemic age.

許多辦公室的佈局本身就是疫情前的風格。

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Then I think everybody knows it, throwback Thursday.

然後我想大家應該都知道「回顧星期四」吧。

Source: The Ellen Show

Yeah, so, first of all, it was interesting, you throwback to HP.

你回首了惠普的往事,讓我深有感觸。

Source: Steve Jobs' speech

So this is my throwback outfit.

這是我的復古裝。

Source: Learn to dress like a celebrity.

Well, I mean that's a... - That is a throwback.

我是說那是… … - 這是一種倒退。

Source: Gourmet Base

Here's a throwback to eight-year-old me performing the violin.

這是我八歲時拉小提琴的回憶。

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

He wore a similarly styled shirt and even completed the throwback look with high white socks.

他身穿一件同款T恤,腳蹬一雙白色中筒襪,造型復古。

Source: VOA Special September 2017 Collection

The suburb is a throwback to pre-sort America, but bristling with post-sort partisanship.

郊區是對美國前分類的迴歸,但是卻充斥着後分類的黨派偏見。

Source: The Economist (Summary)

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