1705, from Latin recumbentem (nominative recumbens), present participle of recumbere "recline, lie down, lie down again;" of things, "to fall, sink down, settle down," from re- "back" (see re-) + -cumbere "to lie down" (see succumb). Related: Recumbency (1640s). A verb, recumb, has been attempted in English occasionally since 1670s.
recumbent 英文释义
1. lying down; in a position of comfort or rest
recumbent 双语例句
1. He looked down at the recumbent figure.
他低头看躺着的那个人。
来自辞典例句
2. The assumption of the recumbent position is associated with shoulder pain.
采取卧位和肩痛有关.
来自辞典例句
3. It glided noiselessly towards the recumbent woman.