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recesses

UK /rɪˈsesɪz/US /rɪˈsesɪz/

词源

源自拉丁语 'recessus'(后退/撤退),经由古法语 'reces' 进入英语,最初指物理上的撤退行为,后引申为空间上的凹陷部分。

noun

❶ 指物体内部较隐蔽或不易被发现的凹进部分或空间,常用于描述建筑结构或自然形成的角落。

“The light couldn't reach the deepest recesses of the cave.”

(光线无法照到洞穴最深的角落。)

“She stored the old letters in the recesses of her desk.”

(她把旧信件存放在书桌的隐蔽抽屉里。)

❶ 比喻思想、记忆等抽象事物中难以触及或察觉的部分。

“Her kindness came from the deepest recesses of her heart.”

(她的善意源自内心深处。)

“The answer lay buried in the recesses of his subconscious.”

(答案埋藏在他潜意识的深处。)

同义词:corners, depths, nooks, crannies, hollows

verb

❶ 将某物放置或隐藏于不易被发现的隐蔽位置。

“The squirrel recessed its nuts in a tree hollow.”

(松鼠把坚果藏进树洞深处。)

“The architect recessed the windows to create shadow patterns.”

(建筑师将窗户内凹以形成光影效果。)

同义词:embed, set back, inset, hollow out

常见短语

dark recesses — 形容极其隐蔽或难以察觉的物理或心理空间,常带有神秘或未知的意味。

“Legends speak of monsters dwelling in the dark recesses of the forest.”

(传说森林幽暗的深处栖息着怪物。)

innermost recesses — 强调最核心或最私密的部位,常用于描述情感或思想的本质。

“She shared thoughts from the innermost recesses of her soul.”

(她分享了灵魂最深处涌现的思绪。)