regression

ri'greʃәn

英文释义

n. (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which you flee from reality by assuming a more infantile state
n. the relation between selected values of x and observed values of y (from which the most probable value of y can be predicted for any value of x)
n. returning to a former state

中文翻译

n. 退步, 回归
[计] 回归

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记忆技巧

regression 由前缀 re-（表示“再次”或“向后”）和词根 gress（表示“走”或“前进”）以及后缀 -ion（表示“动作或状态”）组成。整体意思是“向后走”或“回归”。

例句

1. The doctor noticed a regression in the patient's health after the treatment stopped.
医生注意到在治疗停止后，病人的健康状况有所退步。
2. In statistics, regression analysis helps us understand the relationship between variables.
在统计学中，回归分析帮助我们理解变量之间的关系。
3. She was worried about the regression of her language skills after not practicing for a long time.
她担心在长时间没有练习后，自己的语言能力会退步。

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