retardation

名詞

1. 1

   延遲、阻滯、延緩正式

   Cold weather caused a noticeable retardation of the plants' growth.

   寒冷的天氣明顯延緩了植物的生長。

2. 2

   減速物理

   The engineers measured the retardation of the train before the curve.

   工程師測量了列車進入彎道前的減速情形。

3. 3

   智能障礙、智能發展遲緩舊式、冒犯

   Older medical texts still use the term mental retardation.

   較舊的醫學文獻仍使用智能障礙這個說法。