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单词 backwardness
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backwardness
noun[U]
uk
/ˈbæk.wəd.nəs/us
/ˈbæk.wɚd.nəs/
thestateof not beingadvanced, or of not usingmodernmethods,technology, ormachines:
They wereaccusedof backwardness because they had nowashingmachine.
Localfarmerswon’t usedonkeysbecause oftheirnegativeassociationwithpovertyand backwardness.
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  • His button-frontwhiteshirt,bluejeans, andleathershoeshardlyseemedthepictureof backwardness.
  • Instead ofdisparagingsmallfarmersas asymbolof backwardness, we shouldvaluetheirknowledgeandrecognizemodernindustrialfarmsareunsustainable.
  • Lack ofrailwaydevelopmentmatchedthe area’scomparativeeconomicbackwardness.
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(Definition ofbackwardnessfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

backwardness| American Dictionary

backwardness
noun[U]
us
/ˈbæk·wərd·nəs/
thestateof not beingdeveloped,modern, oradvanced:
Thecountrymust firstovercomeitsbackwardness andpoverty.
(Definition ofbackwardnessfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofbackwardness

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He blamed official cor ruption, ignorance, and foreign intrigue for thebackwardnessof his homeland.
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Such pottery does not represent cultural "backwardness" or a tradition separate from that of core areas.
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He considers that miners have a history of educationalbackwardness, but this did not hinder progression at work.
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Difficulties in auditory organization as a possible cause of readingbackwardness.
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Many saw themselves as the bearers of modernity, capable of stamping outbackwardness.
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Simultaneously, it distances the family from its archaic nativeness and its correlate ignorance andbackwardness.
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Difficulties in auditory organisation as a possible cause of readingbackwardness.
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The reasons he gave for the incident were lack of political education and sensitivity, barbarity andbackwardness.
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During the war, there emerged a greater awareness about avoiding the inclination to either romanticise rural life or condemn it for its allegedbackwardness.
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It is associated withbackwardnessand is widely used as an insult.
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Family closeness, honour and shame, and even local dialects, are all considered to be signifiers of southernbackwardness.
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But it is also considered by many to be the language ofbackwardness, rurality, pover ty, and lack of social mobility.
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The old colonial city was wrongly understood as a confusing medley of narrow and crooked streets and associated withbackwardnessand unhealthiness.
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Our historical acceptance of moral and ethicalbackwardnessas the norm has been at the expense of global social peace.
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Of course, open-mindedness and willingness to learn from others is a prerequisite for realising this particular advantage ofbackwardness.
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