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threefold

英 ['θriːfəʊld] 美['θrifold]
  • adj. 三倍的;三重的,有三部分的
  • adv. 三重地,三倍地

英英释意


1. three times as great or many;
"a claim for treble (or triple) damages"
"a threefold increase"
2. having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities;
"a double (or dual) role for an actor"
"the office of a clergyman is twofold; public preaching and private influence"- R.W.Emerson
"every episode has its double and treble meaning"-Frederick Harrison