repetition

repetition
noun

[mass noun]the action of repeating something that has already been said or written
重复，重说
her comments are worthy of repetition.
她的议论值得反复强调。
[count noun]a repetition of his reply to the delegation.
他对代表团答复的重复。
■[often with negative]the recurrence of an action or event
（行动或事件的）重复；重演；再次发生
there was to be no repetition of the interwar years.
两次世界大战之间的年月绝不容许重复。
[count noun]I didn't want a repetition of the scene in my office that morning.
我不想再看到那天上午在我办公室里出现的场面。
■[count noun]a thing repeated
重复的事物，复制品
the geometric repetitions of Islamic art.
伊斯兰艺术的重复几何图案。
■[count noun]a training exercise which is repeated, especially a series of repeated raisings and lowerings of the weight in weight training
多次重复（尤指体重训练中反复举起和放下）
■(Music)the repeating of a passage or note
(乐)（章节或音节的）反复
■[count noun](archaic)a piece set by a teacher to be learned by heart and recited
(古)教师指定的背诵材料

派生
repetitional
adjective
语源

late Middle English: from Old French repeticion or Latin repetitio(n-), from repetere (see repeat)

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