quintuplet
n.五个一组,五件一套
难易程度:
quintuplet为短语/超纲词汇
quintuplet
/'kwɪntju:plet; [US] kwɪn'tu:plɪt; kwɪn`tuplɪt/ (also quin, US quint) n (usu pl 通常作复数) any of five children born to the same mother at one birth 五胞胎中的一个孩子.
quintuplet
n[C][
Date: 1800-1900;
Origin: quintuple
'five times' (16-21 centuries), from
Late Latin quintuplex, from
Latin quintus
'fifth']
one of five babies born to the same mother at the same time
→
quadruplet, sextuplet
sextuplet