/ˈtrɪplɪkət/
attrib.
- existing in three copies or examples一式三份的：
triplicate measurements.
一式三份的测量结果。
/ˈtrɪplɪkət/
- archaic a thing which is part of a set of three copies or corresponding parts〈古〉一式三份中的一份：
the triplicate of a letter to the Governor.
致总督的一式三份信件中的一份。
/ˈtrɪplɪkeɪt/
with obj.
- make three copies of (something); multiply by three把（某物）制成一式三份; 乘以三, 使成三倍。
短语
in triplicate
1
- three times in exactly the same way完全一样的三次：
the procedure was repeated in triplicate.
手续重复了三次。
1.1
- existing as a set of three exact copies一式三份：
this form is in triplicate and must be handed to all employees.
这表格一式三份, 必须分发给所有的雇员。
派生词
triplication
/ˌtrɪplɪˈkeɪʃən/ noun词源
late Middle English: from Latin triplicat- 'made three', from the verb triplicare, from triplex, triplic- 'threefold' （see TRIPLEX）. The verb dates from the early 17th cent.