retardation
英 [,riːtɑː'deɪʃən]
美[,ritɑr'deʃən]
	    - n. 阻滞;迟延;妨碍
 
英英释意
- 1. a decrease in speed;
 - "the deceleration of the arms race"
 
- 2. the extent to which something is delayed or held back
 
- 3. any agent that retards or delays or hinders;
 - "flame-retardant"
 
- 4. lack of normal development of intellectual capacities
 
- 5. the act of slowing down or falling behind