(Genetics)relating to or denoting heritable characteristics controlled by genes which are expressed in offspring only when inherited from both parents, i.e. when not masked by a dominant characteristic inherited from one parent (遗传)隐性的。 常与 dominant 相对 ■(Linguistics)tending to fall into disuse (语言学)易废弃不用的
undergoing an economic recession 经济萧条的 the recessive housing market. 萧条的住宅市场。
(Phonetics)(of the stress on a word or phrase) tending to fall on the first syllable (语音)(词或短语重音)逆行的,易移至词首音节的