Repeated
强调同一行为或事件多次出现,有时带负面含义(重复犯错);技术语境中 “repeated attempts” 指多次尝试。
- “Repeated delays made customers lose patience.” (一再延误让顾客失去耐心。)
- “The coach gave repeated reminders about warming up.” (教练一再提醒要做热身。)
- “Success often follows repeated practice, not luck alone.” (成功常来自反复练习,而非仅靠运气。)
拉丁语 repetere(再次寻求、重复),由 re-(再)+ petere(追求)构成。
动词 “repeat” 加过去分词 “-ed” 作形容词。
心理学讨论 “repeated trauma”;用户界面设计中 “repeated clicks” 可能触发防误触。新闻里 “repeated warnings” 常见。
- 固定搭配: “repeated attempts” (多次尝试), “repeated failures” (屡次失败)
- 动词: repeat;名词: repetition
re-(又)+ peat(与 petition 同源,一再请求)→ repeat → repeated。
“Despite repeated knocks, nobody answered the old wooden door.” (敲了好几次,那扇旧木门仍无人应答。)