A reciprocal action or agreement involves two people or groups who do the same thing to each other or agree to help each another in a similar way.
例句
They expected a reciprocal gesture before more hostages could be freed...在更多人質獲得自由之前他們期望看到對方也有相應的表示。The department said many countries had reciprocal agreements for health care with Britain.該部門稱許多國家和英國簽訂了醫療衛生互惠協議。
英漢詞典釋義
adj.
互相給予的; 互惠的; 相互的
Our relationship is based on reciprocal respect.我們的關系是以互相尊重為基礎的。
n.
倒數
2 is the reciprocal of 0.52是0.5的倒數。
英英詞典釋義
Noun
1. something (a term or expression or concept) that has a reciprocal relation to something else;
"risk is the reciprocal of safety"
2. (mathematics) one of a pair of numbers whose product is 1: the reciprocal of 2/3 is 3/2; the multiplicative inverse of 7 is 1/7
3. hybridization involving a pair of crosses that reverse the sexes associated with each genotype
Adjective
1. concerning each of two or more persons or things; especially given or done in return;
"reciprocal aid""reciprocal trade""mutual respect""reciprocal privileges at other clubs"
2. of or relating to or suggestive of complementation;
"interchangeable electric outlets"
3. of or relating to the multiplicative inverse of a quantity or function;