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单词 retrogressive
释义 ret·ro·gres·sive
\| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|gresiv, -sēv also -sə̇v\ adjective
Etymology: Latin retrogressus (past participle) + English -ive
: characterized by or tending to retrogression : retrograde: as
 a. : going or directed backward
  < the senses represent to us the course of the planets as now progressive, now retrogressive — L.W.Beck >
 b. : declining from a better to a worse state
 c. : passing from a higher to a lower organization
  < retrogressive metamorphosis >
ret·ro·gres·sive·ly \-sə̇vlē, -li\ adverb
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