retrograde
后退，倒退（retro+grade走→向后走）
释义2：
retrograde
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◙ adjective1. directed or moving backwards• 向后的，后退的 »a retrograde flow. 回流。 reverting to an earlier and inferior condition• 倒退的，退化的 »to go back on the progress that has been made would be a retrograde step. 在已经取得的进步基础上后退，将是一种退步。 (of the order of something) reversed; inverse • （顺序）逆序的，颠倒的 »the retrograde form of these inscriptions. 这些铭文的逆序书写形式。 (of amnesia) involving the period immediately preceding the causal event• （健忘症）逆行性的 [Geology] (of a metamorphic change) resulting from a decrease in temperature or pressure• [地质] （变质作用）退化的 [Astronomy & Astrology] (of the apparent motion of a planet) in a reverse direction from normal (from east to west), resulting from the relative orbital progress of the earth and the planet• [天文，占星] （行星的视运动）逆行的。 [Astronomy] (of the orbit or rotation of a planet or planetary satellite) in a reverse direction from that normal in the solar system• [天文] （行星或其卫星的轨道运行或自转）逆行的◙ noun1. (rare)a degenerate person• [罕] 堕落的人◙ verb, [no obj.] 1. (archaic)go back in position or time• [古] 向后移动，后退；退回（到从前） »our history must retrograde for the space of a few pages. 我们的历史得倒退几页谈谈。 revert to an earlier and usually inferior condition• 倒退，退化 »people cannot habitually trample on law and justice without retrograding toward barbarism. 人们如果经常践踏法律和正义就会向野蛮状态倒退。2. [Astronomy] show retrogradation• [天文] 出现逆行现象 »all the planets will at some time appear to retrograde. 所有的行星在某些时候都会看起来在逆行。【派生】
♦ retrogradely adverb1. (rare 罕)【语源】
1. late Middle English (as a term in astronomy): from Latin retrogradus, from retro 'backwards' + gradus 'step' (from gradi 'to walk')
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