单词	retrograde
释义	retrograderet‧ro‧grade /ˈretrəɡreɪd/ adjective Word Origin WORD ORIGINretrograde Origin: 1300-1400 Latin retrogradus, from gradi ‘to go’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES retrograde racial politics Venus's rotation is retrograde. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS The global health scene has been characterised by major steps forward but with some disturbing retrograde features. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► retrograde step  The closure of the factories is seen as a retrograde step. 1 formal involving a return to an earlier and worse situation SYN  backward:  The closure of the factories is seen as a retrograde step.2technical moving backwards SYN  backward
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