英语词汇“gradual”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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Adjective We noticed a gradual change in temperature. The hospital has made gradual improvements in health care.

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The gradual shift away from linear TV to streaming does not look hospitable to traditional late-night shows, which lean heavily on jokes about news of the day and topical comedy.

Bill Carter For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN, 19 Aug. 2022 American politics has not always been this way and the current landscape is the result of decades of gradual shift along party lines.

Robert Hart, Forbes, 11 Aug. 2022 The worries about the depreciating yen reflect a gradual shift in the Japanese economy over the past decade.

New York Times, 10 May 2022 Lending weight to a gradual shift to living with Covid is the fact that 99% of cases in Taiwan this year have been mild or asymptomatic, according to Taiwan Centers for Disease Control.

Betty Hou, Bloomberg.com, 18 Apr. 2022 As inflation spirals and geopolitical storm clouds from the Russian invasion of Ukraine hang over Europe, a gradual shift to trains appears to be under way by South Florida commuters and leisure travelers.

David Lyons, sun-sentinel.com, 28 Mar. 2022 One word surfaces repeatedly as experts discuss the gradual shift toward a post-pandemic life: resilience.

Mark Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2022 Hospitalizations for the disease have remained high in recent weeks, with gradual decreases over the past week.

Alison Steinbach, The Arizona Republic, 5 Feb. 2022 But for many older adults — a population projected to increase to 80.8 million by 2040 — the reality is that aging co-occurs with gradual decreases in personal freedom and autonomy.

Laura Fraade-blanar, STAT, 12 Aug. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Medieval Latin gradualis, from Latin gradus

Noun

Middle English, from Medieval Latin graduale, from Latin gradus step; from its being sung on the steps of the altar

First Known Use

Adjective

1658, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

单词	gradual
释义	gradual 1 of 2 adjective grad·u·al ˈgra-jə-wəl -jəl, ˈgraj-wəl 1 : moving, changing, or developing by fine or often imperceptible degrees 2 : proceeding by steps or degrees gradually adverb gradualness noun gradual 2 of 2 noun often capitalized 1 : a book containing the choral parts of the Mass 2 : a pair of verses (as from the Psalms) proper after the Epistle in the Mass Synonyms Adjective gradational incremental phased piecemeal step-by-step See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Adjective We noticed a gradual change in temperature. The hospital has made gradual improvements in health care. Recent Examples on the Web Adjective The gradual shift away from linear TV to streaming does not look hospitable to traditional late-night shows, which lean heavily on jokes about news of the day and topical comedy. Bill Carter For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN, 19 Aug. 2022 American politics has not always been this way and the current landscape is the result of decades of gradual shift along party lines. Robert Hart, Forbes, 11 Aug. 2022 The worries about the depreciating yen reflect a gradual shift in the Japanese economy over the past decade. New York Times, 10 May 2022 Lending weight to a gradual shift to living with Covid is the fact that 99% of cases in Taiwan this year have been mild or asymptomatic, according to Taiwan Centers for Disease Control. Betty Hou, Bloomberg.com, 18 Apr. 2022 As inflation spirals and geopolitical storm clouds from the Russian invasion of Ukraine hang over Europe, a gradual shift to trains appears to be under way by South Florida commuters and leisure travelers. David Lyons, sun-sentinel.com, 28 Mar. 2022 One word surfaces repeatedly as experts discuss the gradual shift toward a post-pandemic life: resilience. Mark Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2022 Hospitalizations for the disease have remained high in recent weeks, with gradual decreases over the past week. Alison Steinbach, The Arizona Republic, 5 Feb. 2022 But for many older adults — a population projected to increase to 80.8 million by 2040 — the reality is that aging co-occurs with gradual decreases in personal freedom and autonomy. Laura Fraade-blanar, STAT, 12 Aug. 2021 See More Word History Etymology Adjective Medieval Latin gradualis, from Latin gradus Noun Middle English, from Medieval Latin graduale, from Latin gradus step; from its being sung on the steps of the altar First Known Use Adjective 1658, in the meaning defined at sense 2 Noun 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition gradual adjective grad·u·al ˈgra-jə-wəl : moving or happening by steps or degrees We watched the gradual approach of the train. gradual adjective as in incremental proceeding or changing by steps or degrees a gradual drop in gas prices will take place over the next several months Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance incremental phased piecemeal gradational progressive step-by-step imperceptible stepped tapered inching decrescent increscent Antonyms & Near Antonyms sudden abrupt discontinuous acute sharp dynamic saltatory volatile changeable meteoric See More
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