词源 |
recidivate v."fall back; relapse, return to an abandoned course of conduct," 1610s (1520s as a past-participle adjective), from Medieval Latin recidivatus, past participle of recidivare "to relapse" (see recidivist). Marked as obsolete in OED 2nd edition (1989). Related: Recidivated; recidivating. Recidiving "relapsing into sin" is attested from c. 1500, from Old French recidiver and Medieval Latin recidivare. updated on May 19, 2021 |