• vt. 复制；折叠
• vi. 重复；折转
• adj. 复制的；折叠的
• n. 复制品；八音阶间隔的反覆音

来自 replicare,重复，复制，来自 re-,再次，-plic,弯，转，词源同 ply,complicate.

replicate (v.)

early 15c., "repeat," from Latin replicatus, past participle of replicare (see reply). Meaning "to copy, reproduce, make a replica of" is from 1882, a back-formation from replication. Genetic sense is first recorded 1957. Related: Replicated; replicating.

1. Cells can reproduce but only molecules can replicate.

细胞可以再生，但是只有分子可以复制。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Subsequent experiments failed to replicate these findings.

后来的实验没有得出同样的结果。

来自《权威词典》

3. If the virus cannot replicate itself, it cannot cause illness.

如果病毒不能变异, 也就不能够诱发疾病了.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. The team decided to try and replicate the missing curtains as authentically as possible.

小组决定尽可能照原样重新制作丢失的幕帘。

来自柯林斯例句

5. Computer viruses are small programs, they replicate by attaching a copy of themselves to another program.

计算机病毒是一些小程序, 它们把自己的一个副本附加到另一个程序上面进行复制.

来自《简明英汉词典》