英文词源
- 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.
The noun is recorded from 1788 in the sense "retardation, delay;" from 1970 in offensive meaning "retarded person," originally American English, with accent on first syllable. Other words used for "one who is mentally retarded" include retardate (1956), retardee (1971).
中文词源
re-,向后，往回，-tard,缓慢，词源同 tardy.引申词义延缓，阻碍。
该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：retard 词源，retard 含义。
re-,向后，往回，-tard,缓慢，词源同 tardy.引申词义延缓，阻碍。
