repetition

汉语翻译

n. 重复, 背诵, 循环, 复制品, 副本
【机】 重复, 反复

词型变化：

形容词:repetitional 

英语解释：

名词 repetition:

1. an event that repeats
   同义词：repeat
2. the act of doing or performing again
   同义词：repeating
3. the repeated use of the same word or word pattern as a rhetorical device

例句：

1. A recurrent, often unconscious pattern of behavior that is acquired through frequent repetition.
   习惯一种由于不断的重复而形成的反复出现，经常是无意识的行为方式
2. The story loses a great deal in repetition.
   这个故事由于反复讲述而大为减色了。
3. Lacking power to evoke interest through overuse or repetition; hackneyed.
   陈腐的，老一套的因久用或重复而失去引起兴趣的力量的，老生常谈的
4. This accident is a repetition of the one that happened here three weeks ago.
   这起车祸是三星期前在这里发生过的车祸的重演。

详细解释：

rep.e.ti.tion

n.Abbr. rep.（名词）缩写 rep.
The act or process or an instance of repeating or being repeated.
重复：重复或被重复的行为、过程或事例
A recitation or recital, especially of prepared or memorized material.
背诵：背诵或朗诵，尤指已经准备好的或记住的材料

来源：
Middle English repeticioun
中古英语 repeticioun
from Old French repeticion
源自 古法语 repeticion
from Latin repetotiô repetotiôn-
源自 拉丁语 repetotiô repetotiôn-
from repetotus [past participle of] repetere [to repeat] * see repeat
源自 repetotus [] repetere的过去分词 [重复] *参见 repeat

【引伸】
rep.eti.tional
adj.（形容词）