recapitulate

动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ɹiːkəˈpɪtʃʊleɪt/   

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To summarize or repeat in concise form. ambitransitive
    — The entire symphony was recapitulated in the last four bars.
  2. To reproduce or closely resemble (as in structure or function). transitive
    — Being the Joshua/Atonement stanza of this cycle, the fact that the seven steps seem to recapitulate (or precapitulate?) the pattern of dominion is interesting. Situated at the very “gate” of Canaan, was this offer a temptation to be resisted like the plunder of Jericho (Joshua 6:18), or was it sin crouching at the door, the violence of Cain as “keeper” or shepherd over his brother (Genesis 4:7-8)? For Jacob, it was neither. He was waiting on God. For his sons, however, it was both. What Yahweh was offering freely they would take by force.
  3. To mirror or repeat in analogous form, especially in reference to an individual's development passing through stages corresponding to the species' stages of evolutionary development. transitive
    — Similarly this concept of unity provided a powerful impetus for embryological studies and the idea that fetal development recapitulates the steps of phylogenetic development.

词形变化

recapitulates present,singular,third-person recapitulating participle,present recapitulated participle,past recapitulated past

词汇关系

近义词
abridge abstract capsule concise docket encapsulate epitomize gist nutshell outline précis recapitulate redact run over run through summarize sum synopsize tl;dr wrap up
反义词
expound spell out
上位词
condense review
下位词
brief
衍生词
ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny recapitulant recapitulation recapitulative recapitulatory
相关词
capitulate in summary

词源

From Late Latin recapitulātus, past participle of recapitulāre (“to go over the main points of a thing again”), from re- (“again”) + capitulum (“head, main part, chapter”), from caput (“head”) + -ulum (diminutive suffix); see capitulate. By surface analysis, re- + capitulate.
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