[no obj.]occur again, periodically, or repeatedly 再发生,周期性发生,反复出现 when the symptoms recurred, the doctor diagnosed something different. 症状复发时,医生作出不同的诊断。 [as adj. recurring]a recurring theme. 反复出现的主旋律。 ■(of a thought, image or memory) come back to one's mind (思想、形象或记忆)重现,再现 Oglethorpe's words kept recurring to him. 奥格尔索普的话不停地在他的耳边回响。 ■(recur to)go back to (something) in thought or speech (思考或讲话时)重新回到,反复提及 the book remained a favourite and she constantly recurred to it. 她一直喜爱这本书,经常提起它。
派生 recurrence noun 语源
Middle English (in the sense 'return to'): from Latin recurrere, from re- 'again, back' + currere 'run'