[mass noun](Astronomy & Astrology)the apparent temporary reverse motion of a planet (from east to west), resulting from the relative orbital progress of the earth and the planet (天文,占星)(行星)逆行 ■the orbiting or rotation of a planet or planetary satellite in a reverse direction from that normal in the solar system (行星,行星卫星)逆行
语源
mid 16th cent.: from late Latin retrogradation- (see retro-, gradation)