Recidivism is when a person who has already been punished for a crime goes back and does illegal things again. The word names the going-back — the act, the habit, or the rate — not the person.

Recidivism再犯 is when a person who has already been punished for a crime指一個已經因為犯罪被處罰過的人 goes back and does illegal things again又回頭做違法的事 The word names the going-back這個詞指的是那個「又犯」的過程 the act, the habit, or the rate也就是那個行為、習慣、或比率 not the person而不是那個人

Courts, prisons, and news use it a lot, often as a number: ‘recidivism is high’ means many people return to crime after release.

Courts, prisons, and news use it a lot法院、監獄、新聞都常用這個詞 often as a number常常是用數字來講 'recidivism is high' means many people return to crime after release「recidivism 很高」意思是很多人出獄後又回去犯罪

Though actually, learners sometimes hear a gloss that sounds like a person; that person is a recidivist. Keep -ism for the pattern (the problem, the rate) and -ist for the human being.

Though actually不過其實 learners sometimes hear a gloss that sounds like a person學習者有時會聽到一個聽起來像是指人的解釋 that person is a recidivist那個指人的詞其實是 recidivist Keep -ism for the pattern (the problem, the rate)-ism 留給那個模式（問題、比率） and -ist for the human being-ist 才是指那個人

It is formal, legal, policy English, a little cold. In kinder everyday talk, people say someone offended again, or went back to crime.

It is formal, legal, policy English這是正式的法律、政策英文 a little cold帶點冷淡 In kinder everyday talk在比較和善的日常說法裡 people say someone offended again, or went back to crime人們會說某人又犯罪了、或又回去犯罪

Scientists argue about what really cuts recidivism — jobs, housing, treatment, longer sentences — so the word often sits inside a fight about what works, not only inside a dictionary.

Scientists argue about what really cuts recidivism科學家在爭論到底什麼真的能降低 recidivism jobs, housing, treatment, longer sentences像是工作、住房、治療、或更長的刑期 so the word often sits inside a fight about what works所以這個詞常常牽涉在「什麼有效」的爭論裡 not only inside a dictionary而不只是待在字典裡