English Dictionary

recess

IPA（発音記号）

/ɹɪˈsɛs/

名詞

古語 可算名詞 不可算名詞 通例複数形 オーストラリア英語 カナダ英語 アメリカ英語

(archaic) A withdrawing or retiring; a moving back. / The state of being withdrawn. / A place of retirement, retreat, secrecy, or seclusion. / An inset, hole, hollow space or opening.

日本語の意味

（退却・引退）後退すること、引っ込む状態 / （隠居・隠れ家）隠居する場所、退却先、隠れ住む場所 / （空間の凹部）くぼみ、凹み、切れ込み

When the beacon was lit, the vanguard prepared for a strategic recess from the valley to the high ground.

炬火が灯されると、先鋒は谷から高地への戦略的な撤退の準備をした。

意味（1）

(archaic) A withdrawing or retiring; a moving back.

意味（2）

The state of being withdrawn.

1695, C[harles] A[lphonse] du Fresnoy, “Good verse recess and solitude requires.”, in John Dryden, transl., De Arte Graphica. The Art of Painting,[…], London: […] J[ohn] Heptinstall for W. Rogers,[…], OCLC 261121781:

意味（3）

A place of retirement, retreat, secrecy, or seclusion.

Departure from this happy place, our sweet Recess, and onely consolation left

意味（4）

An inset, hole, hollow space or opening.

Put a generous recess behind the handle for finger space.

意味（5）

(usually in the plural) A remote, secret or abstruse place.

the difficulties and recesses of science

意味（6）

(government) A period of time when the proceedings of a parliament, committee, court of law, or other official body are temporarily suspended.

The recess of the English Parliament lasted six weeks.

意味（7）

(Canada, US, Australia, UK (in certain public schools)) A time of play during the school day, usually on a playground.

Students who do not listen in class will not play outside during recess.

意味（8）

A decree of the imperial diet of the old German empire.

The famous Recess of Augsburgh, which is the basis of religious peace in Germany.

recesses （ plural ）