| 释义 |
re·lapse
I. \rə̇ˈlaps, rēˈ-, ˈrēˌl-\ noun
Etymology: Latin relapsus, past participle of relabi to slide back, sink back, relapse, from re- + labi to slide, glide, fall — more at sleep
1. : the act or fact of backsliding, becoming worse, or subsiding
< relapse into barbarism >
< relapse of the stock market >
2. : a recurrence of illness; especially : recurrence of symptoms of a disease after a prolonged abatement — compare recrudescence
II. \rə̇ˈlaps, rēˈ-\ intransitive verb
Etymology: Latin relapsus, past participle of relabi
1. : to slip or fall back into a former state (as of illness, vice) after a change for the better
< he relapsed when allowed out of bed >
< reformed drunkards often relapse >
2. : sink, subside, lapse
< relapsed into obscurity >
3. obsolete : to fall away : withdraw
< relapse into silence >
4. : to fall back into paganism, evil, error, heresy, or unbelief : backslide
III. noun
Etymology: Latin relapsus, past participle of relabi
: one who has relapsed : backslider |