英语词汇“retrogradation”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

retrogradation

释义

retrograde /retˈrō-grād/

adjective

Moving or directed backward or (astronomy) from east to west, relatively to the fixed stars
Inverse
Habitually walking or swimming backwards
Degenerating
Reverting
Contrary (Shakespeare)

noun

intransitive verb

transitive verb

To cause to go back

ORIGIN: L retrōgradus going backward, from retrō- backward, and gradī, gressus to go

retrogradation /-grə-dāˈshən/ noun (esp astronomy)

Retrogression

retˈrogradely adverb

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