early 15c., "doubling," from Middle French duplicacion (13c.) and directly from Latin duplicationem (nominative duplicatio), noun of action from past participle stem of duplicare (see duplicate (adj.)). Meaning "repetition" is from 1580s.
雙語例句
1. Try to avoid wasteful duplication of effort.
盡量避免無用的重復(fù)勞動(dòng)。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Duties have been reassigned to avoid wasteful duplication of work.
為避免重復(fù)勞動(dòng)浪費(fèi)資源,任務(wù)已經(jīng)重新分派.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. We will attempt to avoid duplication by appropriate cross references.
將用適當(dāng)?shù)那昂髮?duì)照的方法來避免重復(fù).
來自辭典例句
4. Duplication of bands in this region is also shown by trifluoropropyne and perfluoro 2 - butene.
三氟丙炔和全氟丁烯 -2 在這個(gè)區(qū)域也出現(xiàn)雙重譜帶.
來自辭典例句
5. In addition to being wasteful, duplication may be inconvenient and irritating to consumers.