| 单词 | recapitulate |
| 释义 | recapitulate[ ree-kuh-pich-uh-leyt ] / ˌri kəˈpɪtʃ əˌleɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR recapitulate ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), re·ca·pit·u·lated, re·ca·pit·u·lat·ing.to review by a brief summary, as at the end of a speech or discussion; summarize. Biology. (of an organism) to repeat (ancestral evolutionary stages) in its development. Music. to restate (the exposition) in a sonata-form movement. verb (used without object), re·ca·pit·u·lated, re·ca·pit·u·lat·ing.to sum up statements or matters. Origin of recapitulateFirst recorded in 1560–70; from Late Latin recapitulātus (past participle of recapitulāre), equivalent to re-re- + capitulātus;see capitulate synonym study for recapitulate1. See repeat. WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH recapitulatecapitulate, recapitulateWords nearby recapitulaterecanalization, recant, recap, recapitalization, recapitalize, recapitulate, recapitulation, recapitulation theory, recaption, recapture, recarburize Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for recapitulateBritish Dictionary definitions for recapitulaterecapitulate / (ˌriːkəˈpɪtjʊˌleɪt) / verbto restate the main points of (an argument, speech, etc); summarize (tr) (of an animal) to repeat (stages of its evolutionary development) during the embryonic stages of its life to repeat at some point during a piece of music (material used earlier in the same work) Derived forms of recapitulaterecapitulative or recapitulatory, adjectiveWord Origin for recapitulateC16: from Late Latin recapitulāre, literally: to put back under headings; see capitulate Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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