replica

UK/'replikә/US

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Definitions

An exact or close copy of something, especially on a smaller scale or for display

复制品，仿制品

Root Breakdown

Root-derived

re-again, back

plicfold, bend, layer

-asuffix

=replica

From Italian replica, itself from re- (again) + plic (fold) = "a folding-again" → a reproduction. A replica is the copy you get by folding over the original's shape once more. Same root as replicate. (The -a ending is the Italian noun form, not an English suffix.)

Root plic still carries 55 more words

Common Collocations

1.an exact replica精确的复制品
2.a full-scale replica等比例复制品
3.a replica of the original原件的仿制品

Example Sentences

1.
The museum displays a full-scale replica of the ship.
2.
It's not the original painting, just a replica.

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