triple
- adj. 三重的
- adj. 三倍的
- n. 三倍数
- n. 三个一组
- Definition
- adj. consisting of three parts
- adj. three times as much
- n. an amount three times as large as another
- n. a group of three
- Example
- The company plans to triple its profits within five years.
- 该公司计划在五年内将利润提高两倍。
Synonyms & Differences 近义词辨析
Compared meaning: a group of three things (noun).
比较义项：三个一组的集合（名词）。
- triple 本词
As this noun, 'triple' mostly appears in technical or mathematical contexts (an ordered triple, a Pythagorean triple), rarely used loosely for 'three things together' in everyday speech.
作此名词义时，triple 主要出现在数学、技术等专业语境中（如有序三元组、勾股数组），日常口语中很少用来泛指“三件一组的事物”。
In mathematics, an ordered triple like (1, 2, 3) specifies three values in a fixed sequence.
在数学中，像（1，2，3）这样的有序三元组按固定顺序给出三个数值。
- triad
'Triad' is the general, everyday word for three closely connected people or things, often used loosely and even metaphorically, unlike the narrower, technical 'triple'.
triad 是通用的日常用词，指关系紧密的三个人或三件事，用法较随意，也常用于比喻，不像 triple 那样局限于专业语境。
The three sisters were inseparable, forming a close triad throughout their childhood.
这三姐妹形影不离，童年时期一直是关系紧密的三人组。
Triple and triad can both mean a group of three. Triple is rare in this sense, mostly in technical or math contexts. Triad is the common, everyday word for three connected people or things. Their other meanings are not compared here.
triple 和 triad 都能表示“三个一组”的事物，但用法差别明显：triple 作此名词义时较为少见，多出现在数学、技术等专业语境中；triad 是通用词，常指关系紧密的三个人或三件事，使用范围更广，也更口语化。这里不比较 triple 的形容词义“三倍的”、动词义“使增至三倍”以及棒球用语“三垒打”，也不比较 triad 的其他义项，如音乐中的“三和弦”或指秘密社团的“三合会”。