quadruplet
英 ['kwɒdrʊplɪt; kwɒ'druːplɪt]
美['kwɑdrʊplət]
- n. 四胎儿；四胞胎之一；成套的四件
英英释义
- 1. the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
- 2. one of four children born at the same time from the same pregnancy
- 3. a set of four similar things considered as a unit
中文词源
quadruplet 四胞胎
quadr-,四，-plet,倍数，词源同triple,triplet.用于指四胞胎。
双语例句
- 1. On March 23 last year, Huan Huan delivered her first set of quadruplet ligers.
- 去年4月23日欢欢生下了它的第一群四胞胎狮子虎.
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英文词源
- quadruplet (n.)
- "one of four children at a single birth," 1787; from quadruple (adj.) with ending from triplet. Related: Quadruplets. Musical sense is from 1873.
词态变化
复数: quadruplets;