early 15c., "act of saying over again," from Old French repetition and directly from Latin repetitionem (nominative repetitio) "a repeating," noun of action from past participle stem of repetere "do or say again" (see repeat (v.)). Of actions, attested from 1590s; specifically in physical fitness from 1958.
雙語例句
1. Her prose style is not always felicitous; she tends to repetition.
她的行文風格并非總是恰到好處，往往愛重復。
來自柯林斯例句
2. It is real prayer, and not mechanical repetition.
這是真正的祈禱，不是機械的重復。
來自柯林斯例句
3. We do not want to see a repetition of last year's tragic events.
我們不想看到去年的悲劇重演。
來自《權威詞典》
4. That is a mere repetition of what you said before.
那不過是重復了你以前講的話.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
5. No historical phenomenon is a mere repetition of the past.