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单词 retroflex
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
ret•ro•flex  (retrə fleks′),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. bent backward; exhibiting retroflexion.
  2. Phoneticsarticulated with the tip of the tongue curled upward and back against or near the juncture of the hard and soft palates;
    cacuminal;
    cerebral;
    coronal.
Also, ret•ro•flexed (retrə flekst′).USA pronunciation 
  • Latin retrōflexus (past participle of retrōflectere to bend back). See retro-, flex1
  • 1910–15

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
retroflex /ˈrɛtrəʊˌflɛks/, retroflexed adj
  1. bent or curved backwards
  2. of, relating to, or involving retroflexion
Etymology: 18th Century: from Latin retrōflexus, from retrōflectere, from retro- + flectere to bend
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