replicate

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
/ˈɹɛplɪkeɪt/    /ˈɹɛpləˌkeɪt/|/ˈɹeplɪˌkæɪt/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The outcome of a replication procedure; an exact copy or replica.
  2. A tone that is one or more octaves away from a given tone.
动词 v.
  1. To make a copy (replica) of.
    — On entering a host cell, a virus will start to replicate.
  2. To repeat (an experiment or trial) with a consistent result.
    — [Isaac Newton] was obsessed with alchemy. He spent hours copying alchemical recipes and trying to replicate them in his laboratory. He believed that the Bible contained numerological codes.
  3. To reply. obsolete
形容词 adj.
  1. Folded over or backward; folded back upon itself.
    — a replicate leaf or petal

词形变化

replicates present,singular,third-person replicating participle,present replicated participle,past replicated past replicates plural more replicate comparative most replicate superlative

词源

词源 1
From Latin replicātus, past participle of replicāre (“to fold or bend back; reply”), from re (“back”) + plicāre (“to fold”); see ply. Doublet of reply and replica.
词源 2
From Latin replicātus, past participle of replicāre (“to fold or bend back; reply”), from re (“back”) + plicāre (“to fold”); see ply. Doublet of reply and replica.
词源 3
From Latin replicātus, past participle of replicāre (“to fold or bend back; reply”), from re (“back”) + plicāre (“to fold”); see ply. Doublet of reply and replica.
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