回想

• 拼音: huí xiǎng
• 汉字拆解: 回 (return/back); 想 = 木 + 目 + 心 (tree + eye + heart, to picture something in the heart)

含义

To recall; to recollect; to think back on. To bring past experiences or memories back to mind.

Describes the mental act of deliberately bringing past events or experiences to mind. More neutral in tone than 回首 (which is more literary and nostalgic). Commonly used in everyday speech and writing when one actively thinks back on something.

例句

1. 回想起当年刚入职时的青涩模样，她不禁莞尔，感叹时光流逝之快。
2. 他努力回想昨晚发生的事情，却发现记忆模糊，许多细节已经无从追忆。
3. 每逢节假日，她总会回想起童年时与家人共度的那些温馨时光。

用法指南

语境: daily life, memoir, psychology, storytelling

语气: reflective

正确说法

• 在接受采访时，这位老科学家回想起数十年前那次改变了他一生研究方向的偶然发现，言语间充满了感慨与欣慰。(When interviewed, the elderly scientist recalled the chance discovery decades ago that had changed the direction of his lifelong research — his words were filled with reflection and deep satisfaction.)
• 她闭上眼睛，努力回想那段对话的每一个细节，希望从中找到被自己忽略的重要线索。(She closed her eyes and concentrated on recalling every detail of that conversation, hoping to find an important clue she might have overlooked.)

错误说法

• 回想 when you mean to imagine or fantasise about the future — use 想象 or 设想; 回想 specifically refers to bringing past memories to mind, not projecting into the future

起源与历史

回 (to return/go back) + 想 (to think/recall) — to think one's way back; to recollect

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal