gradation
noun /ɡrəˈdeɪʃn/
/ɡrəˈdeɪʃn/
- [countable, uncountable] (formal) any of the small changes or levels that something is divided into; the process or result of something changing gradually
逐渐的变化；层次；阶段；等级 - gradations of colour
各种层次的颜色 - gradation in size
大小等级
- gradations of colour
- (also graduation)[countable] a mark showing a division on a scale
刻度 - the gradations on a thermometer
温度计上的刻度
- the gradations on a thermometer
词源mid 16th cent.: from Latin gradatio(n-), based on gradus ‘step’.