retral

• 过时用的形容词，意为位于后方或后部的；与后部有关的。

An obsolete adjective meaning situated at the back or posterior; relating to the rear.

1. Backward or reverse directionC2formal

   Moving, directed, or tending in a backward direction or contrary to a previous direction.

   向后

   • The retral motion of the vehicle was unexpected.
   • His retral thinking contradicted the forward momentum of the group.
   • The mechanism allows for both forward and retral movement.

   同义词backwardrearwardretroretrogradereverse

   反义词advanceforwardprogressive

2. Located at the backC2formal

   Situated at or near the posterior part of something.

   后部的

   • The retral section of the building houses the storage rooms.
   • In anatomy, the retral region of the body is often studied separately.
   • The retral fins of the fish are used for stability.

   同义词backcaudalhindposteriorrear

   反义词anteriorfrontal