| 单词 | recoup |
| 例句 | recoup verb •the construction cost was extremely high, but most of that will be recouped through lower operating costs:get back, regain, recover, win back, retrieve, redeem.USAGE recoup Recoup, dating from the fifteenth century as an English word, is a transitive verb with two senses: (1) “get back (lost money, etc.)”; or (2) “pay back (money owed, etc.).” Although sense 2 is older, sense 1 is now predominant. Recuperate, dating from the mid-sixteenth century, is almost always an intransitive verb with the sense “get well; regain one's strength after a medical procedure or an illness.” The misuse of recoup for recuperate is not uncommon—e.g.: “Still recouping [read recuperating ] from foot surgery and planning to strike a long-term performance deal in Las Vegas for early next year, Cassidy kicked back and watched hours of rare footage of the Rats in action.” ( Las Vegas Review-Journal; July 23, 1999.) A related mistake is the misspelling recouperate —e.g.: “Lance Diamond, the godfather of Buffalo soul, is in Mercy Hospital recouperating [read recuperating ] from a flu-like illness.” ( Buffalo News; Nov. 30, 2000.) Another error is the misuse of recuperate for recoup —e.g.: • “The funeral provider would have to file a civil lawsuit to recuperate [read recoup ] its money, Yabuno said.” ( Press-Enterprise [Riverside, CA]; July 19, 2000.) • “They have demanded a jury trial in the hopes of recuperating [read recouping ] losses they claim are a result of ‘incompetence’ by the attorneys they are suing.” ( South Bend Tribune; Aug. 4, 2000.).Usage notes show additional guidance on finer points of English usage. |
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