Tra từ retrogressive - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

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retrogressive retro·gres·sive BrE [ˌretrəˈɡresɪv] NAmE [ˌretrəˈɡresɪv] adjective (formal, disapproving) returning to old-fashioned ideas or methods instead of making progress •a retrogressive change Opp: ↑progressive Word Origin: [retrogressive] mid 17th cent.: from ↑retro- ‘backwards’, on the pattern of progression.