duplex的词源

英文词源

duplex (adj.)

1817, "composed of two parts," from Latin duplex, from duo "two" (see two) + -plex, from Greek plax (genitive plakos) "flat surface." The noun sense of "house for two families; two-story apartment" is American English, 1922.

中文词源

duplex：二联式住宅

du-，二。-plex, 折，词源同fold, complex. 用来指一种二联式住宅结构。

该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：duplex 词源，duplex 含义。

duplex：双的，二倍的，二重的  

词根词缀： -du-双 + -plex-折叠