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Relaxation 无 `Ri:Læk'seiʃən N.松弛,消遣 英 N 松弛,消遣(A Relaxing

单词 relaxation
音标 [`ri:læk'seiʃən]
解释 n.松弛,消遣
红宝书 【英】 n. 松弛,消遣(a relaxing activity, or pastime; diversion)
【记】 来自relax(放松的), lax(松的)
【例】 He plays the piano for a bit of relaxation.
字源 relaxation (n.)
late 14c., "rupture; mid-15c., "remission of a burden or penalty," from Old French relaxacion (14c.) and directly from Latin relaxationem (nominative relaxatio) "an easing, mitigation, relaxation," noun of action from past participle stem of relaxare (see relax). Meaning "relief from hard work or ordinary cares" is from 1540s.
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