recess

1. 退回山洞、隐蔽处。
2. 退回到家里休息。

recess 后退，休会，壁龛

来自 recede,后退，-ss,过去分词格。此处形容词作名词，引申诸相关词义。

recess (n.)

1530s, "act of receding," from Latin recessus "a going back, retreat," from recessum, past participle of recedere "to recede" (see recede). Meaning "hidden or remote part" first recorded 1610s; that of "period of stopping from usual work" is from 1620s, probably from parliamentary notion of "recessing" into private chambers.

recess (v.)

1809, from recess (n.). Related: Recessed; recessing.

1. Parliament returns to work today after its summer recess.

国会在结束夏季休会后今天开始恢复工作。

2. "Let's take a ten-minute recess", the judge said, pounding his gavel.

“现在休庭10分钟。”法官敲了一记木槌说道。

3. The conference broke for a recess.

会议暂时休会。

4. The judge called a short recess.

法官宣布短暂休庭。

5. The chairman of the meeting announced a ten - minute recess.

会议主席宣布休会10分钟.

【pause, stop, break, interval, cease, recess, rest】
这组词都有“中止，停止，休息”的意思，其区别是：
pause: 指短暂的中断或停止，含再进行下去的意味。
stop: 普通用词，指迅速或突然中止某行为、活动或状态。
break: 非正式用词，指突然的或短时间的中止，如工作或活动期间接短暂休息。
interval: 指一出戏在幕与幕之间，音乐会上下串场之间或演出中预先安排的休息；也可泛指事件之间的一段时间。
cease: 正式用词，侧重逐渐结呸某活动或状态，含永远结束的意味。
recess: 正式用词，指业务活动或工作中短暂的或长时间的休息。
rest: 指统称的休息。