| 释义 |
re·du·pli·cate
I. \(ˈ)rē|d(y)üpləˌkāt, rə̇ˈd-, usu -ād.+V\ transitive verb
Etymology: Late Latin reduplicatus, past participle of reduplicare, from Latin re- + duplicare to double — more at duplicate
1. : to make or perform again : copy, reiterate
< mechanism … capable of being reduplicated almost without limit — George Iles >
< reduplicating oaths on different altars — H.C.Lea >
2. : to repeat all or part of (a radical word element) : form (a word) by reduplication
II. \-lə̇kə̇t, -ləˌkāt, usu -d.+V\ adjective
Etymology: Late Latin reduplicatus, past participle
1. : reduplicated
2. : valvate with the margins curved outwardly |