| 单词 | regress |
| 释义 | regress[ verb ri-gres; noun ree-gres ] / verb rɪˈgrɛs; noun ˈri grɛs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR regress ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used without object)to move backward; go back. to revert to an earlier or less advanced state or form. nounthe act of going back; return. the right to go back. backward movement or course; retrogression. Origin of regress1325–75; Middle English regresse (noun) <Latin regressus a returning, going back, equivalent to re-re- + -gred-, combining form of gradī to step, walk, go + -tus suffix of v. action, with dt>ss SYNONYMS FOR regress1 revert, retreat, backslide, lapse, ebb. SEE SYNONYMS FOR regress ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM regressre·gres·sor, nounDictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for regressregress verb (rɪˈɡrɛs)(intr) to return or revert, as to a former place, condition, or mode of behaviour (tr) statistics to measure the extent to which (a dependent variable) is associated with one or more independent variables noun (ˈriːɡrɛs)the act of regressing movement in a backward direction; retrogression logic a supposed explanation each stage of which requires to be similarly explained, as saying that knowledge requires a justification in terms of propositions themselves known to be true Derived forms of regressregressor, nounWord Origin for regressC14: from Latin regressus a retreat, from regredī to go back, from re- + gradī to go Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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