1640s, "act of receding, a going back," from French récession "a going backward, a withdrawing," and directly from Latin recessionem (nominative recessio) "a going back," noun of action from past participle stem of recedere (see recede).
Sense of "temporary decline in economic activity," 1929, noun of action from recess (q.v.):
The material prosperity of the United States is too firmly based, in our opinion, for a revival in industrial activity -- even if we have to face an immediate recession of some magnitude -- to be long delayed. ["Economist," Nov. 2, 1929]
Ayto notes, "There was more than a hint of euphemism in the coining of this term."
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1. Politicians began to use the dreaded R-word: recession.
政客们开始使用令人恐惧的R字头词：recession（经济衰退）。
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2. The economy remains deep in recession with few signs of a pick-up.
经济仍深陷衰退之中，几乎没有好转的迹象。
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3. Recession has simply accelerated changes that have been reshaping the industry anyway.
经济萧条只不过加速了原本就在改变行业状况的变化。
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4. He has had to eat his words about the company being recession-proof.
他不得不收回他说过的公司能免受经济衰退影响的话。
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5. Businesses are feeling the indirect effects from the recession that'sgoing on elsewhere.
