regressive

🇺🇸 /rɪˈɡresɪv/ 🇬🇧 /rɪˈɡresɪv/
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難度
標籤 TOP20000
adjective
R

causing something to return to an earlier or less developed state

The new law was seen as regressive, taking us back to the old ways.

新法律被視為倒退的,讓我們回到了舊時代。

R

a tax system where the burden is greater on those with lower incomes

The economists argued that a flat tax rate is regressive, affecting the poor more than the wealthy.

經濟學家們認為單一稅率是倒退的,對窮人的影響大於富人。

translation

adj. 倒退的, 累退稅制