reciprocal

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The number obtained by dividing 1 by another given number; the result of exchanging the numerator and the denominator of a fraction.
    — 0.5 is the reciprocal of 2.
  2. A construction expressing mutual action.
    — Depending on where reciprocalization applies (syntax vs. lexicon), the relevant reciprocal verbs are claimed to exhibit specific properties, in particular: (i) syntactic reciprocals are fully productive whereas lexical reciprocals have only limited productivity; […]
形容词 adj.
  1. Of a feeling, action or such: mutual, uniformly felt or done by each party towards the other or others; two-way. not-comparable
    — reciprocal love
  2. Mutually interchangeable. not-comparable
    — These two rules will render a definition reciprocal with the thing defined.
  3. Expressing mutual action, applied to pronouns and verbs; also in a broad sense: reflexive. not-comparable
  4. Used to denote different kinds of mutual relation; often with reference to the substitution of reciprocals for given quantities. not-comparable

词形变化

reciprocals plural

词汇关系

近义词
mutual two-way contrary opposite converse inverse inverted cross reflexive commutual correlative corresponding interrelated reciprocal reciprocative
上位词
connected
下位词
alternate interdependent
衍生词
antireciprocal irreciprocal nonreciprocal prime reciprocal magic square reciprocal altruism reciprocality reciprocal IVF reciprocalization reciprocalize reciprocal lattice reciprocally reciprocalness reciprocal pronoun reciprocal proportion recipromantic unreciprocal
相关词
reciprocity

词源

词源 1
From Latin reciprocus, possibly from a phrase such as reque proque (“back and forth, to and fro”), from re- (“back”), prō (“forwards”) and -que (“and”).
词源 2
From Latin reciprocus, possibly from a phrase such as reque proque (“back and forth, to and fro”), from re- (“back”), prō (“forwards”) and -que (“and”).
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