单词 | retroflex |
释义 | ret·ro·flex (rĕtrə-flĕks′) adj. also ret·ro·flexed (-flĕkst′) 1. Bent, curved, or turned backward. 2. Pronounced with the tip of the tongue turned back against the roof of the mouth. n. A sound pronounced with the tongue in retroflex position, as the sound (r) in some varieties of English. [Latin *retrōflexus, past participle of retrōflectere, to bend back : retrō, retro- + flectere, to bend.] ret′ro·flexion, ret′ro·flection n. |
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