backwardnessEnglish → ChineseOxford English–Chinesebackwardness /BrE ˈbakwədnəs , AmE ˈbækwərdnəs / noun [uncountable] 1 (of culture, economy) 落后 2 Psychology, School 迟钝 3 (shyness) 害羞 4 (reticence) 迟疑; backwardness in or about doing sth; 在做某事方面的犹豫不决