gradual

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a. 逐渐的, 渐增的 n. 弥撒升阶圣歌

发音

/ˈɡɹadʒuəl/
/ˈɡɹadʒəl/
/ˈɡɹadjuəl/
US /ˈɡɹæd͡ʒuəl/
US /ˈɡɹæd͡ʒəl/
NZ /ˈɡɹɛdʒʉɘl/
NZ /ˈɡɹɛdʒɘl/

词形变化

graduals 复数 graduals more gradual 比较级 most gradual 最高级

别名

graduall

教材释义与例句

名词

弥撒升阶圣歌集

形容词

逐渐的；平缓的

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An antiphon or responsory after the epistle, in the Mass, which was sung on the steps, or while the deacon ascended the steps.

    宗教
  2. 2.

    A service book containing the musical portions of the Mass.

    宗教
adj. B2
  1. 1.

    Proceeding or advancing by small, slow, regular steps or degrees

    逐渐的

    平缓的

    a gradual increase of knowledge; a gradual decline

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

antiphon antiphony
形容词

反义词 2

sudden steep

近义相关 9

easy gentle graduated sloping step-by-step piecemeal gradational gradatory stepwise

参见 2

slow inclined

相关短语

gradual typing

词源

From Medieval Latin graduālis, from Latin gradus (“step”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰradʰ-, *gʰredʰ- (“to walk, go”). Cognate with Gothic 𐌲𐍂𐌹𐌸𐍃 (griþs, “step, grade”), Bavarian Gritt (“step, stride”).

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