retardation

英 [ˌriːtɑːˈdeɪʃn]

美 [ˌriːtɑːrˈdeɪʃn]

n.  延迟;减缓;落后;迟缓

化学

BNC.17316 / COCA.13291

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 延迟;减缓;落后;迟缓
  Retardationis the process of making something happen or develop more slowly, or the fact of being less well developed than other people or things of the same kind.
  1. ...other parents whose children had mental retardation.
     其他智障儿童的家长

英英释义

noun

• the act of slowing down or falling behind
  Synonym:slowdownlag
• a decrease in rate of change
  1. the deceleration of the arms race
  Synonym:decelerationslowing
• lack of normal development of intellectual capacities
  Synonym:mental retardationbackwardnessslownesssubnormality
• any agent that retards or delays or hinders
  1. flame-retardant
  Synonym:retardantretardent
• the extent to which something is delayed or held back

双语例句

• Autism, Asperger ′ s Syndrome and mental retardation are all diseases caused by nervous system problem in brain.
  孤独症、阿斯伯格综合症与智力障碍都是因脑部神经系统问题引起的疾病。
• Study on the Blood Acetylcholine Levels in Children with Mental Retardation
  精神发育迟滞儿童血中乙酰胆碱质量浓度的研究
• As a child he was assumed to be suffering from severe mental retardation.
  孩童时期他被假设为重度智障。
• Autistic intelligence varies widely, from severe retardation to savant syndrome.
  自闭症患者的智力差异甚广，从极度迟钝到学者症候群不等。
• Retardation of development and progression of coronary atherosclerosis: a new indication for calcium antagonists?
  迟滞冠状动脉粥样硬化的进展：钙拮抗剂的一个新的指征？
• In the process of aging, creatures showed early symptoms such as memory impairment, mental retardation.
  生物在老化过程中，表现出记忆减退、智力障碍等早期症状。
• If not diagnosed promptly, the chronic dehydration can produce mental retardation, inadequate growth, and even death.
  如果没有及时地诊断治疗，这种慢性的的脱水会引发智利障碍、生长迟缓、甚至是死亡。
• Objective to investigate the characteristics of cognitive evoked potentials in mental retardation and idiot savant.
  目的研究精神发育迟缓和白痴学者认知电位的特征。
• Put forward a new method of assembling polarization-interference to measure the phase retardation of wave-plate.
  提出了会聚偏振光干涉法测量波片相位延迟量的新方法。
• Iodine deficiency disorders will lead to goiter, hypothyroidism, mental retardation, cretinism, and so on.
  碘缺乏将导致甲状腺肿、克汀病等疾病的发生。