flashback

名词 n. 动词 v.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A dramatic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative.
  2. A vivid mental image of a past trauma or other sensation that the trauma is happening in the present, especially one that recurs.
  3. Something that evokes old memories; a throwback.
    — We danced fast to Martha and the Vandellas, Supremes or even the Beach Boys. Slow to Dusty Springfield or Righteous Brothers (how's that for a heavy flash back?)
  4. A similar recurrence of the effects of a hallucinogenic drug.
    — Maude Lebowski: What do you do for recreation? / The Dude: Oh, the usual. I bowl. Drive around. The occasional acid flashback.
  5. The condition of the flame propagating down the hose of an oxy-fuel welding system.
  6. A query that operates against data from an earlier time, before it was changed.
    — As noted, that method provides limited support for multi-table flashbacks.
动词 v.
  1. To undergo a flashback; to experience a vivid mental image from the past. intransitive

词形变化

flashbacks plural flashbacks present,singular,third-person flashbacking participle,present flashbacked participle,past flashbacked past

词源

词源 1
From flash + back.
词源 2
From flash + back.
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