1560s, back-formation from recapitulation and also from Late Latin recapitulatus, past participle of recapitulare. Related: Recapitulated; recapitulating.
recapitulate 英文释义
1. summarize briefly;
"Let's recapitulate the main ideas"
2. repeat stages of evolutionary development during the embryonic phase of life
3. repeat an earlier theme of a composition
recapitulate 双语例句
1. Let's recapitulate the main ideas.
让我们来概括一下要点.
来自《简明英汉词典》
2. Try to avoid the too frequent use of such Latin words as juxtaposition, animadvert, salutation, recapitulate.