| 单词 | retroflex |
| 释义 | retroflex[ re-truh-fleks ] / ˈrɛ trəˌflɛks / adjectivebent backward; exhibiting retroflexion. Phonetics. articulated with the tip of the tongue curled upward and back against or near the juncture of the hard and soft palates; cacuminal; cerebral; coronal. Also ret·ro·flexed [re-truh-flekst]. /ˈrɛ trəˌflɛkst/. Origin of retroflexFirst recorded in 1910–15, retroflex is from the Latin word retrōflexus (past participle of retrōflectere to bend back). See retro-, flex1 Words nearby retroflexretrodeviation, retrodirective, retrodisplacement, retrofire, retrofit, retroflex, retroflexion, retrofocus lens, retrognathism, retrogradation, retrograde Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for retroflex
British Dictionary definitions for retroflexretroflex retroflexed/ (ˈrɛtrəʊˌflɛks) / adjectivebent or curved backwards phonetics of, relating to, or involving retroflexion Word Origin for retroflexC18: from Latin retrōflexus, from retrōflectere, from retro- + flectere to bend Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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