reproduction

• 名词，指生物产生新个体的生殖过程，也指复制、翻录或再现某事物的行为。

A noun referring to the biological process by which new individual organisms are produced from their parents, or the act of copying or replicating something.

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1. Biological processB2formalscientific

   The process by which living organisms produce offspring or new individuals.

   生殖

   • Sexual reproduction involves the fusion of gametes.
   • Asexual reproduction occurs in many plants and simple organisms.
   • The study of reproduction is fundamental to biology.

   同义词breedinggenerationmultiplicationprocreationpropagation

2. Copy or replicaB1formalart

   A copy of a work of art, document, or object, often made to preserve or distribute the original.

   复制品或摹本

   • The museum sold high-quality reproductions of famous paintings.
   • This is a reproduction of a 17th-century map.
   • The artist authorized a limited edition reproduction of her sculpture.

   同义词clonecopyduplicatefacsimileimitationprintreplicareprinttranscript

   反义词original

3. Sound or image duplicationB2formaltechnical

   The process of producing a copy of recorded sound or images.

   复制

   • The sound reproduction on this system is excellent.
   • Digital reproduction allows for perfect copies of audio files.
   • The quality of image reproduction depends on the printer.

   同义词copyingduplicationreplication