late 14c., "withdrawal of an opinion," from Latin retractionem (nominative retractio) "a drawing back, hesitation, refusal," noun of action from past participle stem of retractare "revoke, cancel," from re- "back" (see re-) + tractere "draw violently," frequentative of trahere "to draw" (see tract (n.1)). Originally the title of a book by St. Augustine correcting his former writings. Meaning "recantation of opinion with admission of error" is from 1540s.
实用例句
1. He demanded a full retraction of the allegations against him.
他要求完全收回针对他的言论。
来自《权威词典》
2. The newspaper published a retraction of the erroneous report.
那家报纸声明撤回那篇错误的报道.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
3. Miss Pearce said she expected an unqualified retraction of his comments within twenty four hours.
皮尔斯小姐说她希望他在24小时内无条件收回他的评论。
来自柯林斯例句
4. Retraction will be required and should be as gentle as possible.
还需要牵引,要尽可能轻柔.
来自辞典例句
5. Daily retraction and cleaning prevents penile adhesions.
