Word · Frequency #28205
duplex
双的；双重的
having two parts
- 1.
Double; made up of two parts.
- 2.
Bidirectional (in two directions).
- 3.
Having horizons with contrasting textures.
双工的；双向的；双的；复式的；双联的；二重的
In use
They bought a duplex apartment near the city center so they could have more space.
Please enable duplex printing to save paper.
This network uses duplex communication, so data can travel in both directions at the same time.
duplex (adj.) + noun
duplex 作形容词表示‘复式的，双的’，常修饰 apartment、printing、communication 等名词。
They live in a duplex apartment.
他们住在一套复式公寓里。
a duplex (n.)
duplex 作名词时指一栋分成两户的住宅，或一套两层的公寓。
They bought a duplex near the park.
他们在公园附近买了一栋双户住宅。
duplex (v.) something
duplex 也可作及物动词，意为‘将（房屋）改造为双户住宅’，过去式为 duplexed。
Connections
Collocations
- duplex apartment
- 复式公寓
- They bought a duplex apartment in the city center.他们在市中心买了一套复式公寓。
- duplex house
- 双联式住宅（两户共用一栋）
- Her family lives in one half of a duplex house.她家住在双联式住宅的一半里。
- duplex printing
- 双面打印
- Use duplex printing to save paper.使用双面打印来节省纸张。
- duplex communication
- 双工通信；双向同时通信
- Modern phones support duplex communication.现代手机支持双工通信。
- full duplex
- 全双工
- The network card supports full duplex transmission.该网卡支持全双工传输。
- half duplex
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把开头的 du- 想成 double（双），一下记住 duplex 是“双份”“双向”的意思，比如双拼公寓。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：telecommunications/computing、architecture/real estate 该词通常多用于技术性语境（如电信、计算机）和房产描述；正式程度随场合变化，技术语境中偏正式，房产描述中较常见且中性。日常口语中较少直接使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
No common word rhymes with duplex /ˈdjuːpleks/ because the rhyming part from the stressed vowel is /uːpleks/. However, complex /ˈkɒmpleks/, multiplex /ˈmʌltipleks/, and triplex /ˈtrɪpleks/ genuinely share the final unstressed syllable /pleks/ with duplex; perplex /pəˈpleks/ has the same /pleks/ but stressed, so it is a closer syllable match but still not a rhyme; reflex /ˈriːfleks/ is a lookalike with /fleks/, not /pleks/.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.