[ rɪ'sɔ:s , rɪ'zɔ:s ]
■ noun
1》 (usu. ~s ) a stock or supply of materials or assets.
↘a teaching aid.
2》 a strategy adopted in adverse circumstances.
↘( ~s ) personal attributes that sustain one in adverse circumstances.
■ verb provide with ~s.
Derivatives
~less adjective
~lessness noun
Origin
C17: from obs. Fr. ressourse , feminine past participle (used asnoun) of OFr. dialect resourdre 'rise again, recover' (based on L. surgere 'to rise').