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You will nearly always meet this word in the fixed phrase 'in triplicate', which means a document exists as three identical copies — one for each of three people or offices.
You will nearly always meet this word in the fixed phrase 'in triplicate'你幾乎只會在固定用語'in triplicate'裡遇到這個字 which means a document exists as three identical copies意思是一份文件有三份一模一樣的副本 one for each of three people or offices分別給三個人或三個單位各一份
It comes from the world of paper: hospitals, customs, banks and armies all used forms with carbon paper behind them, so pressing hard with a pen made three copies at once.
It comes from the world of paper這個字源自紙本作業的年代 hospitals, customs, banks and armies all used forms with carbon paper behind them醫院、海關、銀行和軍隊都用後面墊著複寫紙的表格 so pressing hard with a pen made three copies at once所以用筆用力一寫，一次就印出三份
Because of that history the phrase carries a strong feeling of tiresome official rules, and English speakers now use it as a joke about bureaucracy: 'you have to apply in triplicate' means 'the paperwork here is ridiculous', not literally that there are three sheets.
Because of that history the phrase carries a strong feeling of tiresome official rules因為這段歷史，這個詞帶著一種官僚規定很煩人的味道 and English speakers now use it as a joke about bureaucracy現在英語使用者會拿它來開官僚作風的玩笑 'you have to apply in triplicate' means 'the paperwork here is ridiculous''you have to apply in triplicate'意思是'這裡的文書作業誇張到很扯' not literally that there are three sheets而不是真的字面上說有三張紙
There is also a verb, to triplicate (to make three copies of something), and a noun, a triplicate (one of the three copies), but both are rare — the phrase 'in triplicate' is what you actually need.
There is also a verb, to triplicate (to make three copies of something)另外還有個動詞to triplicate（把某樣東西做成三份） and a noun, a triplicate (one of the three copies)和一個名詞a triplicate（三份副本裡的其中一份） but both are rare不過這兩個用法都很少見 the phrase 'in triplicate' is what you actually need你真正需要會的是'in triplicate'這個片語
Compare 'in duplicate', which is the same idea with two copies and is just as common.
Compare 'in duplicate'可以拿'in duplicate'來比較 which is the same idea with two copies是同樣的概念，只是變成兩份 and is just as common而且一樣常見
組成From Latin triplicatus, from triplicare 'to triple': tri- 'three' + plicare 'to fold'. So the old picture is 'folded three times' — which is exactly what you do with a form that has three layers. It was built to match 'duplicate', which is the same shape with 'two'.
同家族的字
- duplicatesame plicare 'to fold', with 'two' — made in two copies
- complicatedsame plicare 'to fold' — folded together, so hard to untangle
- replyalso from plicare, through French — 'to fold back' an answer
原始詞典資料5 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。
triplicateadj/ˈtɹɪp.lɪ.kət/
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Made thrice as much; threefold; tripled.
triplicatenoun/ˈtɹɪp.lɪ.kət/
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The making of three identical copies of something.
- The prime minister is a determined centralist in thrall to a tactless and obsessive aide, Cummings, whose skill seems limited to writing slogans in triplicate.
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Each of a set of three identical objects or copies.
- Among the six bottles, three of them were pumped every 30 minutes and the three others every 60 minutes. This provided a triplicate of each condition (30 or 60 minutes idle time between pumping).
triplicateverb/ˈtɹɪp.lɪ.keɪt/
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To make three identical copies of something.
- Suppose we duplicate actual numbers that are out in circulation, and perhaps hold over the originals? We can triplicate, quadruple, multiply by a hundred times if it suits our purpose.
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To triple.
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。