backwardness
🇬🇧/ˈbækwədnəs/ 🇺🇸/ˈbækwərdnəs/ 27the 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。
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