单词 | recumbent |
释义 | recumbent/rɪˈkʌmb(ə)nt![]() adjective 1(Especially of a person or effigy) lying down: recumbent statues...
Synonyms lying, flat, horizontal, stretched out, sprawled, spreadeagled, reclining, resting, lounging, prone, prostrate, supine; lying down, lying flat, (flat) on one's back, on one's stomach/front, (flat) on one's face rare procumbent 1.1(Of a plant) growing close to the ground: recumbent shrubs noun A type of bicycle designed to be ridden lying almost flat on one’s back.The couple, who are travelling on a tandem recumbent tricycle worth almost $10,000, are at the half-way mark of their journey which started at Queensland's Big Pineapple....
Derivativesrecumbency
recumbentlyOriginMid 17th century: from Latin recumbent- 'reclining', from the verb recumbere, from re- 'back' + a verb related to cubare 'to lie'. Rhymes |
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