"backsliding" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 倒退
• 退步（行為、信仰或目標）

Definition

「倒退」是指某人在取得進步或改善後，又回到舊的不良習慣、信仰或行為，常見於宗教、康復或個人目標中。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

通常在正式或半正式情境下使用，多指宗教、道德或自我進步等方面，並不表示身體上的移動。常見用語有「宗教倒退」、「舊習復發」、「被指倒退」。比起“復發”，用法更廣。

Examples

His backsliding made his friends worried.

他的**倒退**讓朋友們很擔心。

After months of dieting, she feared backsliding.

經過幾個月的節食，她擔心會**倒退**。

The teacher warned the class against backsliding.

老師提醒全班要防止**倒退**。

He's been doing well, but there's always a risk of backsliding.

他一直做得很好，但總有**倒退**的風險。

People saw her return to old habits as a form of backsliding.

人們認為她回到舊習慣是一種**倒退**。

There have been accusations of government backsliding on promised reforms.

有人指責政府在承諾的改革上出現了**倒退**。