retard
英['r?tɑ?d]
美['r?tɑrd]
- vt. 延遲；阻止；妨礙；使減速
- vi. 減慢；受到阻滯
- n. 延遲；阻止
詞態(tài)變化
第三人稱單數(shù):?retards;過去式:?retarded;過去分詞:?retarded;現(xiàn)在分詞:?retarding;名詞:?retardation;
助記提示
1. tardy => retard.
2. Other words used for "one who is mentally retarded".
中文詞源
retard 延緩，阻礙
re-,向后，往回，-tard,緩慢，詞源同 tardy.引申詞義延緩，阻礙。
英文詞源
- retard (v.)
- late 15c., "make slow or slower," from French retarder "restrain, hold (someone) back, keep (someone from doing something); come to a stop" (13c.) or directly from Latin retardare "make slow, delay, keep back, hinder" (see retardation). Related: Retarded; retarding.
The noun is recorded from 1788 in the sense "retardation, delay;" from 1970 in offensive meaning "retarded person," originally American English, with accent on first syllable. Other words used for "one who is mentally retarded" include retardate (1956), retardee (1971).
雙語例句
- 1. Continuing violence will retard negotiations over the country's future.
- 持續(xù)不斷的暴力活動會阻礙關系到國家未來的談判的進行。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. What the hell do I want with an emotional retard?
- 和一個感情用事的傻瓜在一起，我究竟是圖什么？
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Numerous and extensive eddy cavities retard the turbulent mixing process.
- 多而大的渦流區(qū)延遲了擾動的混合過程.
來自辭典例句
- 4. Writing may retard the process of language change under certain conditions.
- 在某些情況下,文字可能延緩語言的變化.
來自辭典例句
- 5. All agencies that provoke change and all that retard it can be discribed as'good'or'bad'respectively.
- 一切促進變化和一切妨礙變化的力量都可以分別稱為 “ 好”的或 “ 壞 ” 的.
來自辭典例句