retro-engineer

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To reverse-engineer; to analyze (an existing item) in order to determine how to replicate it. transitive
    — On other occasions, where the technical basis for the initial entry cannot be defended, the second mover has the advantage, since it may well be less costly to retro-engineer a product than to have invented and innovated it.
  2. To develop (a process) by starting with the goal and working backwards to determine the steps needed to achieve it. transitive
    — Use the functional interaction with your best performers to retro-engineer a mission, values, and culture check-in.
  3. To revise or adapt (an existing item or process) in order to achieve a new purpose. transitive
    — All of this makes some sense in terms of using the windfall brownfield site to retro-engineer a more mixed use form of development, but it does show up the shortcomings of the previous approach and the difficulties of achieving the new constraint policy.

词形变化

retro-engineers present,singular,third-person retro-engineering participle,present retro-engineered participle,past retro-engineered past

词源

From retro- + engineer.
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