[attrib.]existing in three copies or examples 一式三份的 triplicate measurements. 一式三份的测量结果。
noun
(archaic)a thing which is part of a set of three copies or corresponding parts (古)一式三份中的一份 the triplicate of a letter to the Governor. 致总督的一式三份信件中的一份。
verb
[with obj.]make three copies of (something); multiply by three (把某物)制成一式三份;乘以三,使成三倍
常用词组 in triplicate
three times in exactly the same way 完全一样的三次 the procedure was repeated in triplicate. 手续重复了三次。 ■existing as a set of three exact copies 一式三份 this form is in triplicate and must be handed to all employees. 这表格一式三份,必须分发给所有的雇员。
派生 triplication [-ˈkeɪʃ(ə)n] noun 语源
late Middle English: from Latin triplicat- 'made three', from the verb triplicare, from triplex, triplic- 'threefold' (see triplex). The verb dates from the early 17th cent