quadruplet

• n. 四胎儿；四胞胎之一；成套的四件

quadr-,四，-plet,倍数，词源同triple,triplet.用于指四胞胎。

quadruplet (n.)

"one of four children at a single birth," 1787; from quadruple (adj.) with ending from triplet. Related: Quadruplets. Musical sense is from 1873.

1. On March 23 last year, Huan Huan delivered her first set of quadruplet ligers.

去年4月23日欢欢生下了它的第一群四胞胎狮子虎.

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