involving two people or groups who agree to help each other or behave in the same way to each other 互惠的;相应的 The two colleges have a reciprocal arrangement whereby students from one college can attend classes at the other. 两所学院有一项互惠协定,允许学生跨院选课。 a reciprocal relationship between citizens and the state 公民和国家之间的互惠关系 Anita had a reciprocal arrangement with her brother—each would take care of the other’s children if the need arose. 安妮塔和她的哥哥有一个互惠的安排——如果需要的话,他们会各自照顾对方的孩子。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryReciprocal is used with these nouns:- arrangement
- exchange
- relationship
- …
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Latin reciprocus (based on re- ‘back’ + pro- ‘forward’) + -al.