recess
英[r?'ses;'ri?ses]
美['ris?s]
- n. 休息；休會；凹處
- vt. 使凹進(jìn)；把…放在隱蔽處
- vi. 休息；休假
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?recesses;第三人稱單數(shù):?recesses;過去式:?recessed;過去分詞:?recessed;現(xiàn)在分詞:?recessing;
助記提示
1. 退回山洞、隱蔽處。
2. 退回到家里休息。
中文詞源
recess 后退，休會，壁龕
來自 recede,后退，-ss,過去分詞格。此處形容詞作名詞，引申諸相關(guān)詞義。
英文詞源
- recess (n.)
- 1530s, "act of receding," from Latin recessus "a going back, retreat," from recessum, past participle of recedere "to recede" (see recede). Meaning "hidden or remote part" first recorded 1610s; that of "period of stopping from usual work" is from 1620s, probably from parliamentary notion of "recessing" into private chambers.
- recess (v.)
- 1809, from recess (n.). Related: Recessed; recessing.
雙語例句
- 1. Parliament returns to work today after its summer recess.
- 國會在結(jié)束夏季休會后今天開始恢復(fù)工作。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. "Let's take a ten-minute recess", the judge said, pounding his gavel.
- “現(xiàn)在休庭10分鐘。”法官敲了一記木槌說道。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The conference broke for a recess.
- 會議暫時(shí)休會。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. The judge called a short recess.
- 法官宣布短暫休庭。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 5. The chairman of the meeting announced a ten - minute recess.
- 會議主席宣布休會10分鐘.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》