Word · Frequency #21815
regress
倒退;退步
to return to a previous and usually worse condition; to get worse
- 1.
To move backwards to an earlier stage; to devolve.
退回到较早阶段;退化。
- 2.
To move in the retrograde direction.
向逆行方向移动;逆行。
- 3.
To reduce in severity or size (as of a tumor), without reaching total remission.
减轻严重程度或缩小尺寸(如肿瘤),但未完全消退。
- 4.
To perform a regression on an explanatory variable.
对解释变量进行回归分析。
- 5.
To interrogate a person in a state of trance about forgotten elements of their past.
在催眠状态下询问某人被遗忘的过去经历。
回归;退回到较早阶段;退化。;向逆行方向移动;逆行。;减轻严重程度或缩小尺寸(如肿瘤),但未完全消退。;对解释变量进行回归分析。
In use
After a few weeks of improvement, his health began to regress.
The child seems to regress whenever his routine changes.
If we don't keep practicing, our language skills may regress.
v. regress to sth
regress 是不及物动词,后接 to。统计学中常用 regress to the mean,表示“向平均值回归”。
The test scores regressed to the mean on the second attempt.
在第二次考试中,分数回归到了平均值。
v. regress from sth to sth
from...to... 结构强调从一种状态退回到另一种状态。
The country has regressed from democracy to authoritarian rule.
这个国家已从民主倒退到专制统治。
n. an infinite regress
infinite regress 是逻辑学和哲学用语,指论证中不断向先前前提回溯、无法最终停止。
Connections
Collocations
- regress to childhood
- 退回到孩子般的状态;变得幼稚
- When under pressure, some adults regress to childhood.压力之下,有些成年人会退回到孩子般的状态。
- regress into old habits
- 退回旧习惯;故态复萌
- After the holidays, he quickly regressed into old habits.假期一过,他又很快退回了老习惯。
- regress to the mean
- 回归均值
- In statistics, extreme values often regress to the mean.在统计学中,极端值往往回归均值。
- regress in development
- 发育/发展出现倒退
- The therapist noticed that the patient regressed in development.治疗师注意到这位患者的发育出现了倒退。
- infinite regress
- 无限回溯;无穷倒退
- The proof is invalid because it relies on an infinite regress.这个证明无效,因为它依赖于无限回溯。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 regress 联想成 progress 的反向:pro-是前进,re-是往回,所以 regress 是倒退、退步;想象画面:人倒退着走回旧状态。
Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:formal writing、statistics、philosophy regress 多用于正式或专业场合,如学术写作、统计学、哲学讨论;日常口语中较少单独使用,常用 go back 或 revert 等表达。
Pronunciation & Spelling
regress 动词读 /rɪˈɡres/,与 digress /daɪˈɡres/、transgress /trænzˈɡres/ 以及动词 progress /prəˈɡres/ 押韵(重音都在第二音节,-gress 读 /ɡres/)。regress 名词读 /ˈriːɡres/,与 egress /ˈiːɡres/ 押韵。注意:congress /ˈkɒŋɡres/ 和名词 progress /ˈprəʊɡres/ 重音在第一音节,元音不同,并不与动词 regress 押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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