setback

/ˈsɛtbæk/

noun

An obstacle, delay, disadvantage, blow (an adverse event which retards or prevents progress towards a desired outcome) / (US) The required distance between a structure and a road.

The heavy rain caused a setback in our construction project.

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意味（1）

An obstacle, delay, disadvantage, blow (an adverse event which retards or prevents progress towards a desired outcome)

After some initial setbacks, the expedition went safely on its way.

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意味（2）

(US) The required distance between a structure and a road.

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(architecture) A step-like recession in a wall.

Setbacks were initially used for structural reasons, but now are often mandated by land use codes.

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意味（5）

(possibly archaic) A backset; a countercurrent; an eddy.

意味（6）

(archaic) A backset; a check; a repulse; a relapse.

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