• n. 休息；休会；凹处
• vt. 使凹进；把…放在隐蔽处
• vi. 休息；休假

来自 recede,后退，-ss,过去分词格。此处形容词作名词，引申诸相关词义。

recess (n.)

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 (v.)

1809, from recess (n.). Related: Recessed; recessing.

1. Parliament returns to work today after its summer recess.

国会在结束夏季休会后今天开始恢复工作。

来自柯林斯例句

2. "Let's take a ten-minute recess", the judge said, pounding his gavel.

“现在休庭10分钟。”法官敲了一记木槌说道。

来自柯林斯例句

3. The conference broke for a recess.

会议暂时休会。

来自柯林斯例句

4. The judge called a short recess.

法官宣布短暂休庭。

来自《权威词典》

5. The chairman of the meeting announced a ten - minute recess.

会议主席宣布休会10分钟.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》