- recess (n.)
[recess 词源字典]
- 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 etymology, recess origin, 英语词源]
- recess (v.)
- 1809, from recess (n.). Related: Recessed; recessing.