ret·ro·grade
adjective/ˈretrəɡreɪd/
/ˈretrəɡreɪd/
(formal, disapproving)- (of an action) making a situation worse or returning to how something was in the past
倒退的；退化的；退步的 - The closure of the factory is a retrograde step.
工厂的关闭是一大退步。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryRetrograde is used with these nouns:- step
Word Originlate Middle English (as a term in astronomy): from Latin retrogradus, from retro ‘backwards’ + gradus ‘step’ (from gradi ‘to walk’). - The closure of the factory is a retrograde step.