resile

动词 resile:

1. pull out from an agreement, contract, statement, etc.
2. spring back; spring away from an impact
   同义词：bounce, take a hop, spring, bound, rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochet
3. formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
   同义词：abjure, recant, forswear, retract
4. return to the original position or state after being stretched or compressed

re.sile

v.intr.（不及物动词）
re.siled,re.sil.ing,re.siles
To spring back, especially to resume a former position or structure after being stretched or compressed.
弹回：弹回，尤其是在伸展或压缩后恢复原先的位置或结构
To draw back; recoil.
缩回；退缩

来源：
Obsolete French resilir
已废法语 resilir
from Latin resilore [to leap back]
源自 拉丁语 resilore [跳回]
re- [re-]
re- [前缀，表回复]
salore [to leap] * see sel-
salore [跳跃] *参见 sel-