单词 | sequential |
释义 | sequential (once / 23267 pages) adj Use the word sequential to describe something that has a particular order, like a recipe for chocolate chip cookies whose steps must be followed in a sequential order. If you make a list of things you need to do, starting with number 1 and continuing until all your tasks are accounted for, then you’ve made a sequential list. Something that is sequential often follows a numerical or alphabetical order, but it can also describe things that aren’t numbered but still need to take place in a logical order, such as the sequential steps you follow for running a program on your computer. WORD FAMILYsequential: sequentially+/sequence: sequenced, sequencer, sequences, sequencing, sequential/sequencer: sequencers USAGE EXAMPLESSince 1978, the 20 biggest, sequential gains in the sentiment survey came during months when the S&P 500 averaged a 1.5% gain. Wall Street Journal(Nov 22, 2016) There was a logical and sequential aspect to these efforts. Wall Street Journal(Nov 13, 2016) “Sequential Drawings,” though very different from “Here,” shares that project’s warmth, intelligence, and humanity. The New Yorker(Nov 03, 2016) adj in regular succession without gaps Syn consecutive, sequent, serial, successive ordered having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule |
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