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单词 regressive
释义
regressive
adjective
formal
uk
/rɪˈɡres.ɪv/us
/rɪˈɡres.ɪv/

regressiveadjective(RETURNING TO PREVIOUS STATE)

returningto apreviousand lessadvancedorworsestateor way ofbehaving:
Incineratingwasteratherthanrecyclingit would be a regressivestep.
Vigilance isneededtoovercomethenaturalregressivetendencytobecomecomplacent.
medicalspecialized
(of anillnessoritseffects)becominglesssevere:
18patientshadactiveleprosy, and in 27 thediseasewas regressive.
psychologyspecialized
returningto apreviousway ofreactingto something:
Regressivebehaviour-bed-wetting,throwingtantrums,wakingin thenight- iscommon.
Separationanxiety, regressivesymptoms, andpsychosomaticmanifestationsarefrequentlyassociatedwithPTSD.
psychologyspecialized
used to refer to atypeofautism(= abrainconditionthataffectsthedevelopmentofsocialandcommunicationskillsinwaysthat can besevereorslight, and that can make someone'sbehaviourandinterestsdifferent frompeoplewithout thecondition)thatdevelopsbetween theagesof around 15 to 30months, after achildhas beendevelopingin theusualway :
Mostautismis regressive.
Anassociationwasfoundbetween regressiveautismandbowelproblems.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Deteriorating and making worse
  • add
  • admin
  • aggravate
  • backslide
  • be (all) downhillidiom
  • debase
  • deteriorate
  • deterioration
  • devaluation
  • devalue
  • disintegrate
  • dog
  • make matters worseidiom
  • one step forward, two steps backidiom
  • regress
  • regression
  • relapse
  • retrograde
  • worse
  • worsen
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regressiveadjective(TAX)

finance & economicsspecialized
(oftax)loweronlargeamountsofmoney, so that therichare lessaffected:
（税收）递减的（对富人的影响比对穷人的小）
Regressivetaxationmeansthatpoorpeoplewinduppayingalargerpercentageoftheirincomeintaxthanrichpeopledo.
Thesinglemost regressivetaxis thetaxonfoodbecause everyone has toeat.
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Taxation
  • amortizable
  • anti-dumping
  • anti-progressive
  • anti-tax
  • bedroom tax
  • financial year
  • fiscal year
  • flat tax
  • gas tax
  • HMRC
  • sales tax
  • self-assessment
  • shelter
  • sin tax
  • source
  • taxpayer
  • tithe
  • top rate
  • vat
  • VATable
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(Definition ofregressivefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
regressive
adjective
formal
uk
/rɪˈɡres.ɪv/us
/rɪˈɡres.ɪv/
(oftax)loweronlargeamountsofmoney, so that therichare lessaffected
（税收）递减的（对富人的影响比对穷人的小）

regressive| Business English

regressive
adjective
/rɪˈɡresɪv/uk
us
used todescribeideasorsystemsthat areold-fashionedand do notencouragechangeordevelopment:
Themovementwilldefeattheautocraticand regressiveregime.
ECONOMICS,TAX
used todescribeaneconomicortaxsystemin which there areadvantagesforrichpeopleanddisadvantagesforpoorpeople:
Economistsgenerallyregardsalestaxesas regressive, since thepoorspendagreaterpartoftheirincomethan therich.
regressive policy/subsidy/measureTwodecadesof regressivepolicieshavedoubledthenumberslivinginpoverty.

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(Definition ofregressivefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofregressive

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A further point of note is that some significant crossregressiveterms were positively weighted.
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Regressiveevents such as cell death and the elimination of long axon collaterals and dendritic processes are essential mechanisms of brain maturation.
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Regressiveforms may give us part of the key to reallocation of function in the nervous system.
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Paradoxically, then, social democracy, when combined with high levels of corporatism, ends up using aregressiveform of taxation more than we would expect.
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As the relative tax rate on unskilled labor increases along the horizontal axis, the tax system becomes moreregressive.
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Overgeneralization errors are sometimes referred to as recidivisms,regressiveovergeneralizations or hypercorrections.
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We therefore should observe that social democratic governments are less likely to promoteregressiveforms of taxation.
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They need to support the welfare state by relying upon a fundamentallyregressivepolicy instrument: indirect taxation.
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Rather than implying a tax scheme that is more progressive than a head tax, it implies one that is even moreregressive.
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Significantly,regressivenasalisation does not target or skip these vowels.
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Regressivetaxation provides an added incentive to earn a degree so that a smaller gross wage difference motivates skill acquisition.
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When progressivity is high, the latter elasticity is close to zero, whereas it is larger than one when taxes areregressive.
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Theregressiveimplications of this move should be clear.
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Because income tax in these countries is still somewhat progressive, tax-relief is bound to beregressive.
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The recognition of probable parasequences within each sequence points to an episodic shallowing of each sequence, the overallregressivecycles being punctuated by deepening episodes.
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