late 14c., from Old French recours (13c.), from Latin recursus "a return, a retreat," literally "a running back, a going back," from stem of past participle of recurrere "run back, return" (see recur).
例文
1. It enabled its members to settle their differences without recourse to war.
これにより、そのメンバーは戦争に訴えて対立を解決する必要はありません。
2.The public believes its only recourse is to take to the streets.
唯一の方法は街頭デモだと考えられている。
3.Your only recourse is legal action.
あなたの唯一の頼りは法律に訴えることです。
4.The enemy may have recourse to steel instead of poison.
敵は毒を放出する代わりに凶器を使う可能性がある。
5.I couldn 't tell which direction without recourse to a map.