late 15c., "make slow or slower," from French retarder "restrain, hold (someone) back, keep (someone from doing something); come to a stop" (13c.) or directly from Latin retardare "make slow, delay, keep back, hinder" (see retardation). Related: Retarded; retarding.
The noun is recorded from 1788 in the sense "retardation, delay;" from 1970 in offensive meaning "retarded person," originally American English, with accent on first syllable. Other words used for "one who is mentally retarded" include retardate (1956), retardee (1971).
中文解释
1. tardy => retard.2. Other words used for "one who is mentally retarded".
实用例句
1. Continuing violence will retard negotiations over the country's future.
持续不断的暴力活动会阻碍关系到国家未来的谈判的进行。来自柯林斯例句
2. What the hell do I want with an emotional retard?
和一个感情用事的傻瓜在一起，我究竟是图什么？来自柯林斯例句
3. Numerous and extensive eddy cavities retard the turbulent mixing process.
多而大的涡流区延迟了扰动的混合过程.来自辞典例句
4. Writing may retard the process of language change under certain conditions.
在某些情况下,文字可能延缓语言的变化.来自辞典例句
5. All agencies that provoke change and all that retard it can be discribed as'good'or'bad'respectively.
