reciprocal

reciprocal
[rɪˈsɪprək(ə)l]
adjective
  1. given, felt, or done in return
    回报的;报答的,答谢的
    she was hoping for some reciprocal comment or gesture.
    她希望得到回报性的评述或示意。
  2. (of an agreement or obligation) bearing on or binding each of two parties equally
    (协定,义务)互惠的,对等的;相互补偿的
    the treaty is a bilateral commitment with reciprocal rights and duties.
    该条约是一个带有对等权利和义务的双边承诺。
    ■(Grammar)(of a pronoun or verb) expressing mutual action or relationship
    (语法)(代词,动词)互相的
  3. (of a course or bearing) differing from a given course or bearing by 180 degrees
    (路线,方向)反向的
  4. (Mathematics)(of a quantity or function) related to another so that their product is unity
    (数)(量,函数)倒数的;互反的,互逆的
noun
  1. (technical)a mathematical expression or function so related to another that their product is unity; the quantity obtained by dividing the number one by a given quantity
    (技)倒数;乘法逆元素
  2. (Grammar)a pronoun or verb expressing mutual action or relationship, e.g. each other, fight
    (语法)反身代词;相互动词(如each other,fight)
派生
reciprocality
noun
reciprocally
adverb
语源
  1. late 16th cent.: from Latin reciprocus (based on re- 'back' + pro- 'forward') + -al
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