reciprocal
reciprocal 英 [rɪˈsɪprəkl] 美 [rɪˈsɪprəkəl]
adj. 互惠的；相互的；倒数的 n. 倒数
名词复数:reciprocals
- Reciprocal describes something that's the same on both sides. If you and your sister are in a big fight on a long car trip, you might resolve it through a reciprocal agreement that you'll stop poking her and she'll stop reading road signs out loud.
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- adj. 互惠的；相互的；倒数的
- n. 倒数
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1. Our relationship is based on reciprocal respect.
我们的关系是以互相尊重为基础的.
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2. The reciprocal of 8 is 1/8.
八的倒数为八分之一.
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3. They have a reciprocal loathing for each other.
他们互相憎恨.
- reciprocal (adj.) 1560s, with -al (1) + stem of Latin reciprocus "returning the same way, alternating," from pre-Latin *reco-proco-, from *recus (from re- "back;" see re-, + -cus, adjective formation) + *procus (from pro- "forward;" see pro-, + -cus. Related: Reciprocally. The noun meaning "that which is reciprocal" (to another) is from 1560s.
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