retroactively
adverb formal uk/ˌret.rəʊˈæk.tɪv.li/ us/ˌret.roʊˈæk.tɪv.li/
有追溯效力地;溯及既往地
(of a law or decision) in a way that has effect from a date before it was approved
The courts cannot apply a new rule retroactively. 法院不能追溯适用新规则。
They imposed the safety rule retroactively. 他们追溯施行安全规则。
See: retroactive
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- They passed a law retroactively banning the chemicals.
- The ban was intended to apply retroactively.
- The board retroactively fined the couple $2,700.