recidivism
/rɪˈsɪdɪvɪzm̩//rəˈsɪdəvəzm̩/
- n.
- 累犯
中文释义来自 ECDICT
构词拆解
- -ism
- Used to form nouns of action, process, or result based on the accompanying verb ending in -ise or -ize. · Used to form the name of a school of thought, system, or theory based on the name of its subject or object or alternatively on the name of its founder (When de-capitalized, these overlap with the generic "doctrines" sense below, e.g. Liberalism vs. liberalism.)
词源链
- 英语
词源说明
From French récidivisme, from Latin recidīvus (“returning, recurring”). Compare recidivous, -ism. By surface analysis, recidive + -ism.
释义
名词noun
- 1Committing new offenses after a crime committed in the past.
- 2(psychology, psychiatry) Chronic repetition of criminal or other antisocial behavior.
- 3by extensionReturning to a negative behavior after having stopped it for a period of time.