re·ca·pit·u·late /ˌrikəˈpɪʧəˌlet/
 (vt.)(vi.)重述要點,概括,摘要


 Re·ca·pit·u·late v. t.  To repeat, as the principal points in a discourse, argument, or essay; to give a summary of the principal facts, points, or arguments of; to relate in brief; to summarize.


 Re·ca·pit·u·late v. i. To sum up, or enumerate by heads or topics, what has been previously said; to repeat briefly the substance.

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 recapitulate
      v 1: summarize briefly; "Let's recapitulate the main ideas" [syn:
            recap]
      2: repeat stages of evolutionary development during the
         embryonic phase of life
      3: repeat an earlier theme of a composition [syn: reprise, reprize,
          repeat]