repetition
英 [repɪ'tɪʃ(ə)n]
美 ['rɛpə'tɪʃən]
中文词源
repetition 重复来自 repeat,重复。
英文词源
- repetition (n.)
- early 15c., "act of saying over again," from Old French repetition and directly from Latin repetitionem (nominative repetitio) "a repeating," noun of action from past participle stem of repetere "do or say again" (see repeat (v.)). Of actions, attested from 1590s; specifically in physical fitness from 1958.
双语例句
- 1. Her prose style is not always felicitous; she tends to repetition.
- 她的行文风格并非总是恰到好处，往往爱重复。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. It is real prayer, and not mechanical repetition.
- 这是真正的祈祷，不是机械的重复。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. We do not want to see a repetition of last year's tragic events.
- 我们不想看到去年的悲剧重演。
来自《权威词典》
- 4. That is a mere repetition of what you said before.
- 那不过是重复了你以前讲的话.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. No historical phenomenon is a mere repetition of the past.
- 任何历史现象都不会是简单的重复.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》