| 释义 |
retroˈcessive, a.
[f. ppl. stem of L. retrōcēdĕre: see retrocede v.1 and v.2]
a. Retrograde.
b. Characterized by restoration of territory.
1816T. L. Peacock Headlong Hall x, ‘All things,’ says Virgil, ‘have a retrocessive tendency’. 1869Wilmot & Chase Ann. Cape Colony 439 The fifth Kafir war... Fitting legacy of the retrocessive policy of 1836! |