replicate
- v. 复制
- v. 重复
- v. 重复
- Definition
- v. to make an exact copy of something
- v. to fold something back
- v. to repeat an experiment or process to get the same results
- Example
- Scientists tried to replicate the results in a second experiment.
- 科学家们试图在第二次实验中复现这一结果。
Synonyms & Differences 近义词辨析
Compared meaning: to make an exact version of something (verb).
比较义项：复制、制作出与某物完全相同的东西（动词）。
- copy
Copy is the everyday, general word for duplicating something such as a document or picture; it is casual, common in daily and business contexts, and implies no scientific precision.
copy是日常、通用的词，指复制文件、图片等东西；语域随意，常用于日常和商务场合，不带有科学精确复现的含义。
Can you copy this file onto a USB drive before you leave the office?
你离开办公室前能把这个文件复制到U盘上吗？
- replicate 本词
Replicate is more formal and technical, used especially for exactly reproducing a scientific experiment, process, or result, stressing precise duplication rather than casual copying.
replicate更正式、更专业，尤指精确重复科学实验、过程或结果，强调精准复现，而非随意的复制。
Other laboratories struggled to replicate the experiment's surprising results.
其他实验室很难复现这个实验令人惊讶的结果。
Copy and replicate both mean to make an exact version of something, but copy is the everyday, general word, used casually for things like documents or pictures. Replicate is formal and technical, used especially for exactly reproducing a scientific experiment or result, stressing precise duplication.
这两个词在“复制”这一意义上相近，但语域和使用场景不同：replicate更正式、更专业，常用于科学实验或精确复现某个过程、结果的语境；copy是日常通用词，语域随意，可用于文件、图片等各种场合，不带有科学精确复现的含义。此处不比较copy作名词“副本”等其他用法。