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To replicate something means to make an exact copy of it, or to do it again in exactly the same way — scientists replicate an experiment to check if they get the same result twice, and a factory can replicate a product exactly. It is a more precise, technical-sounding word than 'copy' — you'll see it most in science, research, and technology.
複製；重複進行
原始詞典資料6 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
replicateverb/ˈɹɛplɪkeɪt/
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To make a copy (replica) of.
- On entering a host cell, a virus will start to replicate.
- It is the Northern portals that are most interesting. The earlier structure was given the romantic, grotto-like feature of a tower with windows. When expanded (circa 1893), the engineers chose to replicate that design, seemingly extending the castle further.
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sciencesTo repeat (an experiment or trial) with a consistent result.
- [Isaac Newton] was obsessed with alchemy. He spent hours copying alchemical recipes and trying to replicate them in his laboratory. He believed that the Bible contained numerological codes.
- The idea is that by building the centre with used and new normal railway components, GCRE will "replicate" the UK main line railway. Doherty sees this as a unique selling point: "We have some good rail research/testing universities such as Birmingham and Huddersfield, but you can't replicate a train rattling through at 120mph in a lab."
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obsoleteTo reply.
replicatenoun/ˈɹɛpləkət/
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The outcome of a replication procedure; an exact copy or replica.
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entertainmentlifestylemusicA tone that is one or more octaves away from a given tone.
replicateadj
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biologybotanynatural-sciencesFolded over or backward; folded back upon itself.
- a replicate leaf or petal
- the replicate margin of a shell
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。