释义 |
ternately, adv.|ˈtɜːnətlɪ| [f. ternate a. + -ly2.] In a ternate manner; in threes.
1860in Worcester citing Gray. 1870Hooker Stud. Flora 167 Angelica... Leaves ternately 2-pinnate. 1897A. Drucker tr. Ihering's Evol. Aryan 120 According to their duodecimal system, the Babylonians must have calculated their time for work and rest ternately: three sets or relays of working periods, each of three hours. |