
recapitulation
词源
源自拉丁语 recapitulatio(重新总结),由 re-(重新)和 capitulum(章节/要点)组成,16世纪进入英语。
noun
❶ 对主要内容的总结或重述,通常用于演讲、文章或音乐作品中,帮助听众或读者回顾关键点。
“The professor ended his lecture with a brief recapitulation of the main points.”
(教授在讲座结束时简要总结了主要观点。)
“The final chapter of the book provides a recapitulation of the entire story.”
(这本书的最后一章对整个故事进行了总结。)
❶ 生物学中指个体发育过程中重现物种进化阶段的现象,如胚胎发育中出现的祖先特征。
“The theory of recapitulation suggests that embryos pass through stages resembling their evolutionary ancestors.”
(重演论认为胚胎会经历类似其进化祖先的阶段。)
“The presence of gill slits in human embryos is often cited as an example of recapitulation.”
(人类胚胎中的鳃裂常被引用为重演现象的例子。)
常见短语
in recapitulation — 用于正式场合表示总结或重述,常见于学术或法律文本中。
“In recapitulation, the study demonstrates three key findings about climate change.”
(总结来说,这项研究展示了关于气候变化的三个关键发现。)