recourse

名词 recourse:

1. act of turning to for assistance
   同义词：resort, refuge
2. something or someone turned to for assistance or security
   同义词：refuge, resort

1. Your only recourse is legal action against them.
   你只有求助于法律来对付他们。
2. You'd better have recourse to her.
   你最好向她求助。

re.course

n.（名词）
The act or an instance of turning or applying to a person or thing for aid or security:
依靠；求助：向某人或某物获取或请求给予帮助或安全的行为或事例：
例句：
have recourse to the courts.
已求助于法院

One that is turned or applied to for aid or security:
求助对象：被请求给予帮助或安全的人或物：
例句：
His only recourse was the police.
他唯一的求助对象是警察

Law The right to demand payment from the endorser of a commercial paper when the first party liable fails to pay.
【法律】 追索权：当有支付义务的第一方不能支付时，可以向商业票据的背书人要求支付的权力

来源：
Middle English recours
中古英语 recours
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Latin recursus [a running back] [from past participle of] recurrere [to run back]
源自 拉丁语 recursus [跑回来] [] 源自recurrere的过去分词 [跑回]
re- [re-]
re- [前缀re-]
currere [to run] * see kers-
currere [跑] *参见 kers-