replication
/ˌreplɪˈkeɪʃən/noun
1
- mass noun the action of copying or reproducing something复制。
1.1
- count noun a copy复制品, 仿样：
a twentieth-century building would be cheaper than a replication of what was there before.
一幢20世纪的房屋会比一幢原址旧房仿造建筑便宜。
1.2
- the repetition of a scientific experiment or trial to obtain a consistent result（实验或试验结果的）复证, 证实。
1.3
- the process by which genetic material or a living organism gives rise to a copy of itself（遗传物质或生物的）自我繁殖, 自我复制：
HIV replication
HIV病毒的自我繁殖
count noun a crucial step in cold virus replications.感冒病毒复制关键的一步。
2
- Law, dated a plaintiff's reply to the defendant's plea【律】〈旧〉原告对被告抗辩的答辩。
词源
late Middle English: from Old French replicacion, from Latin replicatio（n-）, from replicare 'fold back, repeat', later 'make a reply' （see REPLICATE）.