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ret·ro·flex
/ˈrɛtrəˌflɛks/
(
a
.)反曲的;翻轉的
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Re·tro·flex
Re·tro·flexed
a.
Reflexed
;
bent
or
turned
abruptly
backward
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
retroflex
adj
1:
bent
or
curved
backward
[
syn
:
retroflexed
]
2:
pronounced
with
the
tip
of
the
tongue
turned
back
toward
the
hard
palate
[
syn
:
cacuminal
]
v
1:
bend
or
turn
backward
[
syn
:
replicate
]
2:
articulate
(
a
consonant
)
with
the
tongue
curled
back
against
the
palate
; "
Indian
accents
can
be
characterized
by
the
fact
that
speakers
retroflex
their
consonants
"
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