/ˈreplɪkeɪt/
with obj.
1- make an exact copy of; reproduce复制, 重制：
it might be impractical to replicate Eastern culture in the west.
把东方文化硬搬到西方也许是不现实的。
1.1
replicate itself
(of genetic material or a living organism) reproduce or give rise to a copy of itself（遗传物质或生物）自我繁殖, 自我复制：interleukin-16 prevents the virus from replicating itself
白细胞介素16防止病毒自我复制
no obj. an enzyme which HIV needs in order to replicate.HIV病毒繁殖所需要的酶。
1.2
- repeat (a scientific experiment or trial) to obtain a consistent result复证（实验或试验以得出一致的结果）, 重现（实验或试验结果）, 证实（实验或试验结果）：
these findings have been replicated by Metzger and Antes.
这些研究结果已经梅茨格和安梯茨的重复实验所证实。
/ˈreplɪkət/
attrib.
1- of the nature of a copy复制的：
a replicate Earth.
地球的复制品。
1.1
- of the nature of a repetition of a scientific experiment or trial（实验或试验）复现的：
the variation of replicate measurements.
复现计量的变化。
/ˈreplɪkət/
1
- a close or exact copy; a replica复制品, 仿样。
1.1
- a repetition of an experimental test or procedure复现实验。
2
- Music a tone one or more octaves above or below the given tone【乐】高（或低）八度反复音; 高…个八度反复音。
派生词
replicability
/ˌreplɪkəˈbɪlətɪ/ nounreplicable
/ˈreplɪkəbl/ adjective词源
late Middle English （in the sense 'repeat'）： from Latin replicat-, from the verb replicare, from re- 'back, again' + plicare 'to fold'. The current senses date from the late 19th cent.