- a. 双重的
- n. 双层楼公寓；双工
duplex
KK:[ˈdjuplɛks] DJ:[ˈdjuːplеks]
a.
- 双重的；二倍的
n.
- 【美】复式住宅，双层楼公寓（每户占有上下两层楼）；联式房屋（两家合居，但各自分开）
- 【电脑】双工（一种双向通信方式，通信双方可同时进行信号的收、发动作）
辨析
同义参见:
twin以上来源于：《英汉大辞典》
/ˈdjuːplɛks/
n.
- N. Amer. a residential building divided into two apartments. ▸a flat on two floors.▸chiefly N. Amer. & Austral. a semi-detached house.
- Biochemistry a double-stranded polynucleotide molecule.
adj.
- having two parts.
- (of a printer) capable of printing on both sides of the paper.
- allowing the transmission of two signals simultaneously in opposite directions.
Etymology
C16 (as adj.): from L. duplex, duplic-, from duo ‘two’ + plicare ‘to fold’.
以上来源于：《简明牛津英语词典》
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