late 14c., from Medieval Latin triplare "to triple," from Latin triplus "threefold, triple," from tri- "three" (see tri-) + -plus "-fold" (see -plus). Related: Tripled; tripling.
triple (adj.)
early 15c., from Old French triple or directly from Latin triplus (see triple (adj.)). As a noun, early 15c., "a triple sum or quantity," from the adjective. The baseball sense of "a three-base hit" is attested from 1880. Related: Triply (adv.). Triple-decker is from 1940 of sandwiches and wedding cakes, 1942 of beds.
例文
1. In 1882 Germany,Austria,and Italy formed the Triple Alliance.
1882年、ドイツ、オーストリア、イタリアは三国同盟を結成した。
2.The merger puts the firm in a position to triple its earnings.
合併により、会社の利益は2倍になります。/
3.The mine reportedly had an accident rate triple the national average.