释义 |
quin·tu·ple I. \(ˈ)kwin.|t(y)üpəl also -təp- or ˈkwin_təp-\ adjective Etymology: Middle French, from Late Latin quintuplic-, quintuplex, from Latin quintus fifth (akin to Latin quinque five) + -plic-, -plex -fold — more at five, single 1. a. : consisting of five : being five times as great or as many : fivefold b. : taken by fives or in groups of five 2. : having five beats — used of a musical measure II. noun (-s) : a sum five times as great as another : a fivefold amount : the fifth multiple III. verb (quintupled ; quintupled ; quintupling \p(ə)liŋ\ ; quintuples) transitive verb : to make five times as much or as many intransitive verb : to become five times as much or as many |