late 14c., "act of going back," from Latin regressus "a return, retreat, a going back," noun use of past participle of regredi "to go back," from re- "back" (see re-) + gradi "to step, walk" (see grade (n.)).
regress (v.)
1550s, "to return to a former state," from Latin regressus (see regress (n.)). Meaning "to move backward" is from 1823. The psychological sense of "to return to an earlier stage of life" is attested from 1926. Related: Regressed; regressing.
雙語例句
1. Many of the symptoms will regress or disappear.
許多癥狀將減輕或消失.
來自辭典例句
2. The attempt leads to an infinite regress.
這種作法會(huì)導(dǎo)致無窮倒退.
來自辭典例句
3. Another difficulty is the infinite regress generated by the view of Locke and many other philosophers.
另一個(gè)困難是洛克和許多其它哲學(xué)家的觀點(diǎn)引起的無盡的倒退.
來自辭典例句
4. The pediatrician suggested that these are usually asymptomatic and regress without treatment.
兒科醫(yī)師認(rèn)為這種情況通常沒有癥狀,可以不經(jīng)治療自行退化.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
5. Every movement towards it is progress and every movement away is regress.