1610s, from Middle French recurrent (16c.) and directly from Latin recurrentem (nominative recurrens), present participle of recurrere "run back, hasten back, return" (see recur). From 1590s as a noun ("recurrent muscle").
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. A dentist may decide to extract the tooth to prevent recurrent trouble.
牙醫(yī)可能會(huì)決定拔掉那顆牙，以免反復(fù)發(fā)作。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. Race is a recurrent theme in the work.
種族問(wèn)題是該作品里多次出現(xiàn)的主題。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
3. Inflation will remain a recurrent plague.
通貨膨脹將繼續(xù)成為周期性的煩擾。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
4. Poverty is a recurrent theme in her novels.
貧窮是她的小說(shuō)中慣有的主題。
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
5. For much of his life he suffered from recurrent bouts of depression.