retroflexed

• 向后弯曲或翻转的形容词，多用于医学、解剖学、语音学中，指器官或舌尖向后卷曲。

An obsolete adjective describing something that is bent or turned backward.

1. Bent or curved backwardC2formal

   Describes something that is bent, turned, or curved in a backward direction.

   向后弯曲的

   • The surgeon noted that the patient's uterus was retroflexed.
   • In some anatomical positions, the joint appears retroflexed.
   • The leaf's tip was retroflexed, curving back toward the stem.

   同义词recurvedreflexed

   反义词extendedforwardstraight

• 动词，意为向后弯曲、翻转或卷曲，常用于解剖学或语言学语境中。

A verb meaning to bend, turn, or curve backward, often used in anatomical or linguistic contexts.

1. Bend or turn backwardC2formal

   To bend, curve, or turn something backward.

   向后弯曲

   • The surgeon carefully retroflexed the instrument to access the area.
   • In yoga, she learned to retroflex her spine gently.
   • The plant's stem retroflexed towards the sunlight.

   同义词recurve

   反义词extendforwardstraightenunbend

2. Articulate with tongue curled backC2formal

   To pronounce a consonant by curling the tip of the tongue back against the hard palate.

   卷舌发音

   • In some languages, speakers retroflex the 't' sound.
   • Linguists study how to retroflex consonants in phonetics.
   • He learned to retroflex the 'r' in his native dialect.