recession

英 [r?'se?(?)n] 美[r?'s???n]

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復(fù)數(shù):?recessions;

recession 經(jīng)濟(jì)衰退

來(lái)自 recess,后退，-ion,名詞后綴。引申詞義經(jīng)濟(jì)衰退。

recession (n.): 1640s, "act of receding, a going back," from French récession "a going backward, a withdrawing," and directly from Latin recessionem (nominative recessio) "a going back," noun of action from past participle stem of recedere (see recede).

Sense of "temporary decline in economic activity," 1929, noun of action from recess (q.v.):
The material prosperity of the United States is too firmly based, in our opinion, for a revival in industrial activity -- even if we have to face an immediate recession of some magnitude -- to be long delayed. ["Economist," Nov. 2, 1929]
Ayto notes, "There was more than a hint of euphemism in the coining of this term."

1. Politicians began to use the dreaded R-word: recession.: 政客們開(kāi)始使用令人恐懼的R字頭詞：recession（經(jīng)濟(jì)衰退）。

2. The economy remains deep in recession with few signs of a pick-up.: 經(jīng)濟(jì)仍深陷衰退之中，幾乎沒(méi)有好轉(zhuǎn)的跡象。

3. Recession has simply accelerated changes that have been reshaping the industry anyway.: 經(jīng)濟(jì)蕭條只不過(guò)加速了原本就在改變行業(yè)狀況的變化。

4. He has had to eat his words about the company being recession-proof.: 他不得不收回他說(shuō)過(guò)的公司能免受經(jīng)濟(jì)衰退影響的話(huà)。

5. Businesses are feeling the indirect effects from the recession that'sgoing on elsewhere.: 企業(yè)感受到了別處經(jīng)濟(jì)衰退帶來(lái)的間接影響。