[with obj.]summarize and state again the main points of 扼要重述,概述;总结,概括 he began to recapitulate his argument with care. 他开始仔细地概述其观点。 ■(Biology)repeat (an evolutionary or other process) during development and growth (生)(发育、生长中)重演(进化等过程)
派生 recapitulatory adjective 语源
late 16th cent.: from late Latin recapitulat- 'gone through heading by heading', from re- 'again' + capitulum 'chapter' (diminutive of caput 'head')