quintuplet

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quintuplet词义

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n. 五胞胎之一;五个一组;五件一套

词态变化

复数: quintuplets;

中文词源

quintuplet 五胞胎

quint-,五,-plet,倍数,词源同triplet,quadruplet.引申词义五胞胎。


quintuplet英文词源

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quintuplet (n.)
1873, "set of five things" (originally in music), from quintuple (adj.) with ending from triplet. In plural, "five children at one birth" it is recorded from 1889.