释义 |
qua·dru·pli·cate I. \(ˈ)kwä|drüplə̇kə̇t, kwəˈd-, -plēk- sometimes (ˈ)kwȯ|- or -ləˌkāt, usu -d.+V\ adjective Etymology: Latin quadruplicatus, past participle of quadruplicare 1. : made in four identical copies : fourfold 2. : fourth — used of one of a set of printed copies < the duplicate and triplicate copies … transmitted to the court to which the petition is to be transferred, and the quadruplicate copy transmitted to the district director — U.S. Code > II. \-ləˌkāt, usu -ād.+V\ transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Latin quadruplicatus, past participle of quadruplicare, from quadruplic-, quadruplex : to multiply by four : quadruple : reproduce thrice; specifically : to make at one time an original and three carbon copies of III. \-lə̇kə̇t, -lēkə̇t sometimes -ləˌkāt, usu -d.+V\ noun (-s) Etymology: quadruplicate (I) 1. : a fourth thing like three others of the same kind 2. : four copies all alike — used with in < typed in quadruplicate > |