re·gres·sive
adjective/rɪˈɡresɪv/
/rɪˈɡresɪv/
- becoming or making something less advanced
退化的；倒退的；退步的 - The policy has been condemned as a regressive step.
这项政策被认为是一种倒退而受到谴责。
- The policy has been condemned as a regressive step.
- (specialist) (of taxes) having less effect on the rich than on the poor
递减的（对富人的影响比对穷人的小） - A regressive tax structure is one in which the average tax rate falls as income level rises.
累退税收结构是平均税率随着收入水平上升而下降的税收结构。
- A regressive tax structure is one in which the average tax rate falls as income level rises.