Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
re·course
\\ˈrē-ˌkȯrs, ri-ˈ\\ noun ETYMOLOGY Middle English recours, from Anglo-French recurs, from Late Latin recursus, from Latin, act of running back, from recurrere to run back — more at recur
DATE 14th century
1.
a. a turning to someone or something for help or protection
settled the matter without recourse to law
b. a source of help or strength : resort
had no recourse left2. the right to demand payment from the maker or endorser of a negotiable instrument (as a check) recourse
late 14c., from O.Fr. recours (13c.), from L. recursus "return, retreat," lit. "a running back," from stem of pp. of recurrere "run back, return" (see recur).
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7
recourse
re·course / ri5kC:s; NAmE 5ri:kC:rs / noun [U]
(formal) the fact of having to, or being able to, use sth that can provide help in a difficult situation
依靠；依赖；求助:
Your only recourse is legal action.
你的唯一依靠就是诉诸法律。
She made a complete recovery without recourse to surgery.
她未做手术就完全恢复了健康。
The government, when necessary, has recourse to the armed forces.
政府在必要时可以动员军队。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English
Oxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishrecourse
noun
ADJ. constant, frequent | limited | no other, only I have no other recourse than to inform the police. | direct The study of these creatures has been conducted without direct recourse to living specimens. | legal
VERB + RECOURSE have The mother of an illegitimate child had no legal recourse to the father. | seek An order was made against which he sought recourse in the supreme court. | avoid Their system of dispute resolution avoids recourse to the courts.
PREP. by ~ to people who deal with emotional pain by recourse to drugs and alcohol | without ~ to They tried to settle the dispute without recourse to the courts. | ~ against Citizens have learnt that they do have recourse against governments. | ~ to She often had recourse to her dictionary.
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
re·courseI. \ˈrēˌkō(ə)rs, -ȯ(ə)rs, -ōəs, -ȯ(ə)s, ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷\
nounEtymology: Middle English
recours, from Middle French, from Late Latin
recursus, from Latin, act of running back, from
recursus, past participle of
recurrere to run back — more at
recur
1.
a. : a turning to someone or something in search of help, support, protection, or safety
< had recourse to his brother >
< does not hesitate to have recourse to religion — J.G.Frazer >
< handle their own difficulties without recourse to outside help — G.P.Wibberley >
b. : someone or something that can be turned to for help, support, protection, or safety
: a source of help or strength
: resort
< was afraid no recourse was left >2. obsolete
a. : a movement or flow in one direction or another
b. : a periodical recurrence of something
c. : repeated visiting
: habitual resort
d. : admittance to someone or something
: access
3. : the right to demand payment;
specifically : the right to demand payment from the one that makes out or endorses a negotiable instrument (as a check) — used chiefly in the phrase
without recourse placed after the endorsement of a negotiable instrument to protect the endorser from liability to the endorsee and subsequent holders
II. intransitive verb obsolete : to have recourse
: resort