A backward movement or look is in the direction that your back is facing. Some people use backwards for this meaning.
例句
He unlocked the door of apartment two and disappeared inside after a backward glance at Larry...他打開2號公寓的門，回頭瞥了拉里一眼，然后就進了房間。He did a backward flip.他做了一個后空翻。
ADJ
倒退的；不進反退的
If someone takes a backward step, they do something that does not change or improve their situation, but causes them to go back a stage.
例句
At a certain age, it's not viable for men to take a backward step into unskilled work...到了一定的年齡，就不可能再退回去干不需要技能的工作。Many dentists will no longer treat National Health Service patients, which is a big backward step in this country.許多牙醫不再為依靠國民保健制度的病人看病，這是該國的一大倒退。
ADJ-GRADED
落后的
A backward country or society does not have modern industries and machines.
例句
We need to accelerate the pace of change in our backward country.我們應當為落后的祖國加快變革的腳步。
ADJ-GRADED
遲鈍的；學習吃力的
A backward child has difficulty in learning.
例句
...research into teaching techniques to help backward children...關于幫助落后孩子的教學方法研究I was slow to walk and talk and my parents thought I was backward.我學走路和說話都很慢，所以我父母以為我很遲鈍。
英英詞典釋義
Noun
1. lack of normal development of intellectual capacities