recidivous

形容词 adj.
/ɹɪˈsɪd.ɪ.vəs/|/ɹəˈsɪd.ə.vəs/    /ɹɪˈsɪd.ɪ.vəs/|/ɹəˈsɪd.ə.vəs/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Prone to relapse into immoral or antisocial behavior.
    — Recidivous thieves, on the other hand, must expect corporal punishment, which is meted out in addition to fines in money or goods.
  2. Recurring (of a disease or another medical problem).
    — In principle, resection of liver metastases is indicated when an extrahepatic recidivous occurrence or a second tumour is excluded.

词形变化

more recidivous comparative most recidivous superlative

词源

Adapted borrowing of Latin recidīvus (“returning, recurring”) + -ous, from recidō (“fall back”). Doublet of recidive. By surface analysis, recidive + -ous.
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