Word · Frequency #22648
triplet
/ˈtriplit/
noun
三胞胎之一；三者之一
one of a group of three
- 1.
A set of three, particularly
三个的一组,特别是
- 2.
One of a group of three, particularly
三个一组中的一个,特别是
三个一组；三个的一组,特别是；三个一组中的一个,特别是；三件一套；三胞胎中的一个；[计] 三位字节
In use
My sister is a triplet, and her two brothers were born just a minute before her.
The doctor told them they were expecting triplets, which surprised the whole family.
Each triplet has a different personality, even though they look alike.
give birth to triplets
此处 triplets 是复数形式，泛指三个孩子。
She gave birth to triplets last month.
她上个月生下了三胞胎。
one of the triplets
用于特指三胞胎群体中的某一个体。
One of the triplets has blue eyes.
三胞胎中的一个有蓝眼睛。
identical / fraternal triplets
形容词 identical 或 fraternal 修饰 triplets，区分同卵或异卵。
Connections
Collocations
- identical triplets
- 同卵三胞胎
- The hospital announced the birth of identical triplets.医院宣布同卵三胞胎出生。
- triplet pregnancy
- 三胞胎妊娠
- A triplet pregnancy requires close medical monitoring.三胞胎妊娠需要密切的医疗监测。
- give birth to triplets
- 生下三胞胎
- She gave birth to triplets last month.她上个月生下了三胞胎。
- one of the triplets
- 三胞胎之一
- He is one of the triplets, but they don't look alike.他是三胞胎之一，但他们长得不像。
- expecting triplets
- 怀三胞胎
- They are expecting triplets next year.他们明年将迎来三胞胎。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
tri- 表示‘三’，把 -plet 联想成 complete 的结尾：三个人凑齐成完整的一组，就是 triplet。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常交流、医学或产科讨论、学术或科普写作 triplet 通常为中性词，正式和非正式语境中都较常见，多用于指三胞胎之一或三个一组的事物。
Pronunciation & Spelling
droplet 和 couplet 与 triplet 同含 /plɪt/ 结尾，但重音不同，不算全韵；booklet 和 leaflet 的结尾是 /lɪt/，与 triplet 的 /plɪt/ 不同；outlet (/lɛt/) 和 islet (/lət/) 拼写相似但发音不同。
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。
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