retardation

英 [ˌriːtɑːˈdeɪʃn]

美 [ˌriːtɑːrˈdeɪʃn]

n.  延迟;减缓;落后;迟缓

化学

BNC.17316 / COCA.13291

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 延迟;减缓;落后;迟缓
  Retardationis the process of making something happen or develop more slowly, or the fact of being less well developed than other people or things of the same kind.
  1. ...other parents whose children had mental retardation.
     其他智障儿童的家长

英英释义

noun

• the act of slowing down or falling behind
  Synonym:slowdownlag
• a decrease in rate of change
  1. the deceleration of the arms race
  Synonym:decelerationslowing
• lack of normal development of intellectual capacities
  Synonym:mental retardationbackwardnessslownesssubnormality
• any agent that retards or delays or hinders
  1. flame-retardant
  Synonym:retardantretardent
• the extent to which something is delayed or held back

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