名詞 recourse:

1. act of turning to for assistance
   同義詞：resort, refuge
2. something or someone turned to for assistance or security
   同義詞：refuge, resort

1. Your only recourse is legal action against them.
   你只有求助于法律來對付他們。
2. You'd better have recourse to her.
   你最好向她求助。

re.course

n.（名詞）
The act or an instance of turning or applying to a person or thing for aid or security:
依靠；求助：向某人或某物獲取或請求給予幫助或安全的行為或事例：
例句：
have recourse to the courts.
已求助于法院

One that is turned or applied to for aid or security:
求助對象：被請求給予幫助或安全的人或物：
例句：
His only recourse was the police.
他唯一的求助對象是警察

Law The right to demand payment from the endorser of a commercial paper when the first party liable fails to pay.
【法律】 追索權：當有支付義務的第一方不能支付時，可以向商業(yè)票據(jù)的背書人要求支付的權力

來源：
Middle English recours
中古英語 recours
from Old French
源自 古法語
from Latin recursus [a running back] [from past participle of] recurrere [to run back]
源自 拉丁語 recursus [跑回來] [] 源自recurrere的過去分詞 [跑回]
re- [re-]
re- [前綴re-]
currere [to run] * see kers-
currere [跑] *參見 kers-