backwardness
n. 落后;迟疑;畏缩;腼腆
例句
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。
This is what we are celebrating: farewell to poverty and backwardness.
我们永久告别了贫困和落后,这就是为什么我们高兴、我们自豪,为什么我们举国欢庆。
New roads and faster railways make old stereotypes of backwardness outdated.
新公路和更快速的铁路运输使落后状态的老框框落伍淘汰了。