throwback
UK ['θrəʊ.bæk] US ['θroʊ-] noun countable usually singular
■a person or thing that is similar to an earlier type 返祖者；类似先前种类的东西•He's an unappealing throwback to the days of '80s City slickers.他是个很不起眼的人，让人联想起80年代那种对外界一无所知的城里人。 •In some ways the new applet technology is a throwback to the old pre-PC days.在某些方面，新的小应用程式技术类似以前个人电脑出现前的技术。 |