/rɪˈkuːpəreɪt/
恢复健康或体力;从疾病、疲劳或损失中恢复过来。
She needs a few weeks to recuperate after the surgery.
她手术后需要几周时间来恢复。
After months of grueling work, he decided to take a long vacation in the countryside to recuperate both physically and mentally.
经过数月的艰苦工作后,他决定去乡下度一个长假,以恢复身心健康。
该词源自拉丁语 recuperare,意为"重新获得、恢复",由 **re-**(再次)和 capere(拿取、获取)组合而成。16世纪进入英语,最初用于法律语境中表示"收回财产",后来逐渐演变为更常见的"恢复健康"之意。