| 释义 |
alphaˈbetically, adv.
[f. prec. + -ly2.]
1. In alphabetical order.
1567J. Maplet Greene Forest 68 b, Let us begin Alphabetically..with the Adder. 1682Lond. Gaz. mdcclxxxii/1 The Entries are to be made Alphabetically, according to the first Letter of the Sirname. 1780Burke Econ. Ref. Wks. III. 305 To avoid all suspicion of partiality and prejudice, we must take the pensions alphabetically.
2. By means of an alphabet.
1667Phil. Trans. II. 574 Then count Alphabetically to E. Mod. The symbolization of spoken sounds, whether alphabetically or syllabically. |