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recess

英 [rɪ'ses; 'riːses] 美 ['risɛs]

解释

n. 休息；休会；凹处
vt. 使凹进；把…放在隐蔽处
vi. 休息；休假

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中文词源

recess 后退，休会，壁龛

来自 recede,后退，-ss,过去分词格。此处形容词作名词，引申诸相关词义。

英文词源

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.

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例句和用法

1. Parliament returns to work today after its summer recess.: 国会在结束夏季休会后今天开始恢复工作。

2. "Let's take a ten-minute recess", the judge said, pounding his gavel.: “现在休庭10分钟。”法官敲了一记木槌说道。

3. The conference broke for a recess.: 会议暂时休会。

4. The judge called a short recess.: 法官宣布短暂休庭。

5. The chairman of the meeting announced a ten - minute recess.: 会议主席宣布休会10分钟.