• n. 對；夫婦；數(shù)個
• vi. 結(jié)合；成婚
• vt. 結(jié)合；連接；連合
• n. (Couple)人名；(法)庫普勒

來自co-,強調(diào)，-ap，連接，匹配，見apt,copula.

couple

couple: [13] The notion underlying couple is of ‘joining’. The noun came into English via Old French from Latin cōpula ‘tie, connection’. This was a compound noun formed from the prefix com- ‘together’ and the verb apere ‘fasten’ (source of English apt, adapt, adept, and inept). Derived from it was the verb cōpulāre, source of English copulate [17].
=> adapt, adept, apt, copulate, inept

couple (v.)

c. 1200, from Old French copler, from cople (see couple (n.)). Related: Coupled; coupling.

couple (n.)

late 13c., from Old French cople "married couple, lovers" (12c., Modern French couple), from Latin copula "tie, connection," from PIE *ko-ap-, from *ko(m)- "together" + *ap- "to take, reach." Meaning broadened mid-14c. to "any two things."

1. The couple married in the Caribbean to avoid a media circus.

為了擺脫媒體的關(guān)注，這對新人在加勒比喜結(jié)連理。

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2. Dave, the pianist, played it over a couple of times.

演奏鋼琴的戴夫?qū)⑦@支曲子反復(fù)彈了兩三遍。

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3. She had hoped the couple would put on a show of unity.

她曾經(jīng)希望那對夫婦會表現(xiàn)出和睦相處的樣子。

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4. The couple had helped in the hunt for the toddlers.

這對夫婦曾幫著搜尋那些幼童。

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5. She had written him a note a couple of weeks earlier.

她幾周前給他寫過一個便條。

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