backwardness
🇬🇧/ˈbækwədnəs/ 🇺🇸/ˈbækwərdnəs/
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the state of having made less progress than is normal or expected. "unification failed to remedy the economic backwardness of the south"
noun [抽象名词] 落后；迟疑；畏缩；腼腆
The backwardness of education in this area is, in some degree, due to the lack of qualified teachers. 这个地区教育的落后在某种程度上归咎于师资缺乏。
后缀: ness
【noun】 表示状态或质量的性质 - indicating the state or quality of
原词: backwardness
是通过后缀 【ness】 构成的派生词
