单词 | recidivist |
释义 | recidivist From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Crimerecidivistre‧cid‧i‧vist /rɪˈsɪdɪvɪst/ noun [countable] technicalSCCa criminal who starts doing illegal things again, even after he or she has been punished —recidivism noun [uncountable]Examples from the Corpusrecidivist• Toxic substances and nutrients were the prime suspects along with the well-known recidivist, sedimentation.• Art, it seems, is the perpetual recidivist, always ducking back into the aesthetic as soon as vigilant life averts its gaze.Origin recidivist (1800-1900) French récidiviste, from récidiver “to go back to bad behavior”, from Latin recidere, from cadere “to fall” |
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