triplicate

triplicate
adjective
  1. [attrib.]existing in three copies or examples
    一式三份的
    triplicate measurements.
    一式三份的测量结果。
noun
  1. (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
  1. [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
  1. 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
  1. 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
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