1776, from Modern Latin retroflexus, past participle of retroflectere "to bend back," from retro (see retro-) + flectere "to bend" (see flexible). The verb (1898) is a back-formation from retroflexed (1806), from the adjective.
实用例句
1. Her words sound a little retroflex , they are quite pleasant to hear.
她说话有点儿卷舌, 挺好听的.来自互联网
2. There are conversions between highlight apical intermediary tone , apical make tongue sideapical retroflex and so on.
吉林方言同普通话对比,语音差异突出表现为舌尖音的声母转化.来自互联网
3. Indian accents can be characterized by the fact that speakers retroflex their consonants.
