repetition
/ˌrepɪˈtɪʃən/noun
mass noun
1- the action of repeating something that has already been said or written重复, 重说：
her comments are worthy of repetition
她的意见值得反复强调
count noun a repetition of his reply to the delegation.他对代表团的再次答复。
1.1
- often with negative the recurrence of an action or event（行动或事件的）重复; 重演; 再次发生：
there was to be no repetition of the interwar years
两次世界大战之间的年月绝不容许重复
count noun I didn't want a repetition of the scene in my office that morning.我不想再看到那天上午在我办公室里出现的场面。
1.2
- count noun a thing repeated重复的事物, 复制品：
the geometric repetitions of Islamic art.
伊斯兰艺术的重复几何图案。
1.3
- count noun a training exercise which is repeated, especially a series of repeated raisings and lowerings of the weight in weight training多次重复（尤指举重训练中反复举起和放下）。
1.4
- Music the repeating of a passage or note【乐】（章节或音节的）反复。
1.5
- count noun archaic a piece set by a teacher to be learned by heart and recited〈古〉教师指定的背诵材料。
派生词
repetitional
adjective词源
late Middle English: from Old French repeticion or Latin repetitio（n-）, from repetere （see REPEAT）.