recidivousとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

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

発音

• (英国発音, 米国発音) IPA: /ɹɪˈsɪd.ɪ.vəs/, /ɹəˈsɪd.ə.vəs/

形容詞

recidivous (comparative more recidivous, superlative most recidivous)

1. Prone to relapse into immoral or antisocial behavior.

   Synonyms: recidive, recidivist, recidivistic

   • 1970, Hugo Adolf Bernatzik, Akha and Miao‎, page 336:

     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).

   Synonym: recidive

   • 2002, F. Hagenmüller, M. P. Manns, H. G. Musmann, Medical Imaging in Gastroenterology and Hepatology‎, page 72:

     In principle, resection of liver metastases is indicated when an extrahepatic recidivous occurrence or a second tumour is excluded.

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アナグラム

• veridicous