retard

英 ['r?tɑ?d] 美['r?tɑrd]

反義詞

TEM8GRECET6擴(kuò)展詞匯

第三人稱單數(shù):?retards;過去式:?retarded;過去分詞:?retarded;現(xiàn)在分詞:?retarding;名詞:?retardation;

1. tardy => retard.
2. Other words used for "one who is mentally retarded".

retard 延緩，阻礙

re-,向后，往回，-tard,緩慢，詞源同 tardy.引申詞義延緩，阻礙。

retard (v.): late 15c., "make slow or slower," from French retarder "restrain, hold (someone) back, keep (someone from doing something); come to a stop" (13c.) or directly from Latin retardare "make slow, delay, keep back, hinder" (see retardation). Related: Retarded; retarding.

The noun is recorded from 1788 in the sense "retardation, delay;" from 1970 in offensive meaning "retarded person," originally American English, with accent on first syllable. Other words used for "one who is mentally retarded" include retardate (1956), retardee (1971).

1. Continuing violence will retard negotiations over the country's future.: 持續(xù)不斷的暴力活動(dòng)會(huì)阻礙關(guān)系到國(guó)家未來的談判的進(jìn)行。

2. What the hell do I want with an emotional retard?: 和一個(gè)感情用事的傻瓜在一起，我究竟是圖什么？

3. Numerous and extensive eddy cavities retard the turbulent mixing process.: 多而大的渦流區(qū)延遲了擾動(dòng)的混合過程.

4. Writing may retard the process of language change under certain conditions.: 在某些情況下,文字可能延緩語言的變化.

5. All agencies that provoke change and all that retard it can be discribed as'good'or'bad'respectively.: 一切促進(jìn)變化和一切妨礙變化的力量都可以分別稱為 “ 好”的或 “ 壞 ” 的.