ret·ro·grade /ˈrɛtrəˌgred/
(a.)後退的,倒退的,退步的(vi.)倒退,退步,逆行
ret·ro·grade /ˈrɛtrəˌgred/ 形容詞
退行性的,惡化的,逆行的
Re·tro·grade a.
1. Astron. Apparently moving backward, and contrary to the succession of the signs, that is, from east to west, as a planet.
And if he be in the west side in that condition, then is he retrograde. --Chaucer.
2. Tending or moving backward; having a backward course; contrary; as, a retrograde motion; -- opposed to progressive. “Progressive and not retrograde.”
It is most retrograde to our desire. --Shak.
3. Declining from a better to a worse state; as, a retrograde people; retrograde ideas, morals, etc.
Re·tro·grade, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Retrograded p. pr. & vb. n. Retrograding.]
1. To go in a retrograde direction; to move, or appear to move, backward, as a planet.
2. Hence, to decline from a better to a worse condition, as in morals or intelligence.
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retrograde
adj 1: moving from east to west on the celestial sphere; or--for
planets--around the sun in a direction opposite to
that of the Earth [ant: direct]
2: of amnesia; affecting time immediately preceding trauma
[ant: anterograde]
3: going from better to worse [syn: retrogressive]
4: moving or directed or tending in a backward direction or
contrary to a previous direction [syn: retral]
v 1: move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies
2: move in a direction contrary to the usual one; "retrograding
planets"
3: move back; "The glacier retrogrades" [syn: retreat]
4: go back over; "retrograde arguments" [syn: rehash, hash
over]
5: get worse; fall back to a previous or worse condition [syn:
regress, retrogress] [ant: progress]