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TARD来自拉丁语tardus"slow, sluggish; late; dull, stupid". 同义词根有来自撒克逊语言SLO(slow, sloth等), 相反的词根有来自拉丁语celerare, CEL"swift迅速的(accelerate加速)"

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TARD相关词汇:

tardy ['tɑrdi] adj. 缓慢的，迟缓的；迟到的 n. 迟到

⊙ TOEFL GRE

⊙拓展

tardily adv. 缓慢地；拖延地

tardiness ['tɑrdɪnɪs] n. 缓慢，迟延

⊙常用搭配

tardy progress/repentance 缓慢的进展/迟来的后悔

tardy in offering help 不情愿帮忙

be tardy for school 上学迟到

⊙词源

  • tardy (adj.)
  • 1520s, "slow," from Old French tardif "slow, late" (12c.), also the name of the snail character in the Roman de Renart, from Vulgar Latin *tardivus, from Latin tardus "slow, sluggish; late; dull, stupid," of unknown origin. Meaning "late" in English is from 1660s.

retard ['rɪtɑrd] vt. 延迟；阻止；妨碍；使减速 vi. 减慢；受到阻滞 n. 延迟；阻止

⊙ GRE CET6 TEM8

⊙拆 re(back) tard(slow) -> 因落后而慢keep/hold sb back; restrain -> 妨碍; 阻止

⊙拓展

retardation [,ritɑr'deʃən] n. 阻滞；迟延；妨碍

⊙例句

Firefighters use certain chemicals that retard the spread of a fire. 消防队员使用特定的化学物质阻止火势的蔓延.

⊙词源

  • retard (v.)
  • late 15c., "make slow or slower," from French retarder "restrain, hold (someone) back, keep (someone from doing something); come to a stop" (13c.) or directly from Latin retardare "make slow, delay, keep back, hinder" (see retardation). Related: Retarded; retarding.

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No man or woman is worth your tears, and the one who is, won't make you cry.

没有人值得你流泪, 值得让你这么做的人不会让你哭泣

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