cyclic
adjective /ˈsaɪklɪk/, /ˈsɪklɪk/
/ˈsaɪklɪk/, /ˈsɪklɪk/
(also cyclical
[usually before noun] /ˈsaɪklɪkl/, /ˈsɪklɪkl/
/ˈsaɪklɪkl/, /ˈsɪklɪkl/
)- repeated many times and always happening in the same order
循环的；周期的 - the cyclic processes of nature
自然界的循环过程 - Economic activity often follows a cyclical pattern.
经济活动常常遵循周期性模式。
词源late 18th cent.: from French cyclique or Latin cyclicus, from Greek kuklikos, from kuklos ‘circle’. - the cyclic processes of nature