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单词 repercussive
释义 reper·cus·sive
\| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|kəsiv\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English repercussif serving to drive away, probably from (assumed) Medieval Latin repercussivus, from Latin repercussus (past participle of repercutere) + -ivus -ive
1.
 a. : reverberating
  < the repercussive banjos and sobbing saxophones — Carl Sandburg >
 b. : thrown back : reflected, reverberated
  < rages loud the repercussive roar — James Thomson †1748 >
2. : serving to throw back a sound
 < a repercussive cave >
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