repetitive (adj.)

"包含重复，具有或属于重复性质的"，1805年，源自拉丁语 repetit-, repetere 的过去分词词干，意为"再做或再说"（参见 repeat（v.））+ -ive。相关词汇： Repetitively； repetitiveness。除 repetitious（1670年代）外，其他形容词还包括 repetitionary（1720年）和 repetitional（1720年）。

repetitional, repetitionary, repetitious, repetitive. With all these on record, repetition would seem to have a good stock of adjectives at need ; but few writers have the hardihood to use any of them. Repetitious is said to be 'common in recent American use' ; repetitive is perhaps the least avoided in England. [Fowler, 1926]

repetitional，repetitionary，repetitious，repetitive。所有这些词都已经记录下来， repetition 似乎需要大量的形容词； 但是很少有作家有勇气使用它们。据说 Repetitious 在最近的美国使用中很常见； repetitive 在英国可能是最不可避免的。[福勒，1926]