Word · Frequency #22219
retards
/rɪˈtɑːrd/
noun
低能者;弱智者
retards is the plural of retard.
a person with subnormal intelligence
常作冒犯语
- 1.
A retardation; a delay.
延迟;拖延
- 2.
a person of subnormal intelligence
智力低于正常水平的人
- 3.
A slowing down of the tempo; a ritardando.
节奏减缓;渐慢
延迟;阻滞;渐慢;延迟;拖延;智力低于正常水平的人;节奏减缓;渐慢
In use
The word 'retard' was once used as a clinical term for intellectual disability.
It is considered offensive to call someone a retard.
The school implemented a policy to discourage the use of 'retard' as an insult.
Connections
Collocations
- mental retard
- 弱智;智力迟钝者(冒犯性说法)
- It is offensive to call someone a mental retard.把某人叫作弱智是冒犯性的。
- ignition retard
- 点火推迟;点火延迟(发动机术语)
- The engine runs smoother after a slight ignition retard.经过轻微的点火推迟后,发动机运转得更平稳。
- final retard
- 结尾渐慢(音乐术语)
- The passage ends with a final retard before the last chord.这段音乐在最后一个和弦之前以结尾渐慢结束。
Pop culture & quotes
- You never go full retard.
- 你永远不要彻底变成智障。From Tropic Thunder (2008): 'You went full retard, man. Never go full retard.'出自电影《热带惊雷》(2008):“你完全变成智障了,老兄。千万别彻底犯傻。”
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想:re-(再)+ tard 形似 tart(挞)——挞再烤一会儿,节奏和进度就‘延迟、渐慢’;另该名词也指‘低能者’,含贬义,慎用。
Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:formal/technical writing、music scores、derogatory colloquial speech 名词 retard 的语域随义项变化:表示“延迟、阻滞”多用于正式或技术性书面语;音乐中表示“渐慢”;而指“智力低下的人”是冒犯性口语用法,通常不宜使用。实际使用时需根据语境判断。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 retard 押韵(/…ɑrd/)的常见词:card、hard、yard、guard、regard、vanguard,其中 regard 拼写相近且读音也含有相同的 /ɡɑrd/。注意形近但发音不同的词:standard /ˈstændərd/、steward /ˈstuːərd/、custard /ˈkʌstərd/,结尾并非重读的 /ɑrd/。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.