recourse
/rɪˈkɔːs/noun
in sing.
1- a source of help in a difficult situation求助的对象; （赖以得救的）方法, 手段：
surgery may be the only recourse.
外科手术可能是惟一的解救办法。
1.1
- mass noun
recourse to
the use of someone or something as a source of help in a difficult situation求助于, 诉诸： a means of solving disputes without recourse to courts of law
一种不必诉诸法律即可解决纠纷的方法
all three countries had recourse to the IMF for standby loans.
三国都可向国际货币基金组织申请备用贷款。
1.2
- mass noun the legal right to demand compensation or payment追索权, 求偿权：
the bank has recourse against the exporter for losses incurred.
银行有权就蒙受的损失向出口商索赔。
短语
without recourse
- Finance a formula used to disclaim responsibility for future non-payment, especially of a negotiable financial instrument【财政】无追索权（为未来无力支付时拒赔的程式用语, 尤指可转让金融证券）。
词源
late Middle English （also in the sense 'running or flowing back'）： from Old French recours, from Latin recursus, from re- 'back, again' + cursus 'course, running'.