• n. 休息；休會；凹處
• vt. 使凹進；把…放在隱蔽處
• vi. 休息；休假

來自 recede,后退，-ss,過去分詞格。此處形容詞作名詞，引申諸相關詞義。

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.

1. Parliament returns to work today after its summer recess.

國會在結束夏季休會后今天開始恢復工作。

來自柯林斯例句

2. "Let's take a ten-minute recess", the judge said, pounding his gavel.

“現在休庭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《現代漢英綜合大詞典》