1705, from Latin recumbentem (nominative recumbens), present participle of recumbere "recline, lie down, lie down again;" of things, "to fall, sink down, settle down," from re- "back" (see re-) + -cumbere "to lie down" (see succumb). Related: Recumbency (1640s). A verb, recumb, has been attempted in English occasionally since 1670s.
雙語例句
1. He looked down at the recumbent figure.
他低頭看躺著的那個(gè)人。
來自辭典例句
2. The assumption of the recumbent position is associated with shoulder pain.
采取臥位和肩痛有關(guān).
來自辭典例句
3. It glided noiselessly towards the recumbent woman.