recourse
- n. 求援,求助;[經] 追索權;依賴;救生索
中文詞源
re-,向后,往回,-cour,跑,詞源同 course,current.即跑回來,引申詞義求助,依靠。
英文詞源
- recourse
- recourse: see course
- recourse (n.)
- late 14c., from Old French recours (13c.), from Latin recursus "a return, a retreat," literally "a running back, a going back," from stem of past participle of recurrere "run back, return" (see recur).
雙語例句
- 1. It enabled its members to settle their differences without recourse to war.
- 這樣,其成員就可以不必訴諸戰爭來解決分歧。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The public believes its only recourse is to take to the streets.
- 公眾認為唯一的辦法就是上街游行。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Your only recourse is legal action.
- 你的唯一依靠就是訴諸法律。
來自《權威詞典》
- 4. The enemy may have recourse to steel instead of poison.
- 敵人可能用兇器來取代放毒.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. I couldn't tell which direction without recourse to a map.
- 不借助地圖我就無法說清方位.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》