Duplicate
英文单词 “duplicate” 有两种主要含义：“副本”，“复制”，当作为名词时，通常指一个和原有事物完全一样的复制品；作为动词时，指对某事物进行复制或加倍。
- As a verb: I had to duplicate the report because I lost the original one. (我不得不复制报告，因为我丢失了原件。)
- As a noun: This painting is a duplicate of the original. (这幅画是原作的副本。)
- As an adjective: Avoid making duplicate entries in the database. (避免在数据库中做重复条目。)
Thank you for your patience! The word ‘duplicate’ comes from the Latin word ‘duplicitas’ meaning ‘double’.
“duplicate” in its full form is a word without prefix or suffix. However, it can be split into “dupli-” and “-cate”.
- “dupli-” comes from Latin “duplex” meaning “double, twofold”.
- “-cate” is a common verb-forming element in English.
Duplicate first appeared in the 15th century. It is derived from the Latin word ‘duplicatus’, the past participle of ‘duplicare’ which means ‘to double’.
- Plural form (duplicate): duplicates.
- Verb form (to duplicate): duplicated, duplicating, duplicates.
- Adjective form: duplicate.
- Adverb form: none.
One way to remember ‘duplicate’ is to associate it with ‘double’. Think of a ‘duplicate’ as a ‘double’ of something.
In a small town there was an artist who could duplicate any painting. One rich man doubted his abilities and brought a masterpiece. The artist duplicated it perfectly and even the man himself couldn’t tell which one was the original.
在一个小镇上，有一位艺术家能够复制任何画作。一个富人怀疑他的能力，并带来了一幅杰作。艺术家完美地复制了它，甚至那个人自己都分辨不出哪一个是原作。