gradual
adjective /ˈɡrædʒuəl/
/ˈɡrædʒuəl/
- happening slowly over a long period; not sudden
逐渐的;逐步的;渐进的 - a gradual change in the climate
气候的逐渐变化 - Recovery from the disease is very gradual.
这种疾病的康复过程非常缓慢。
- a gradual change in the climate
- (of a slope
) not steep斜坡 平缓的;不陡的
词源late Middle English: from medieval Latin gradualis, from Latin gradus ‘step’. The original sense of the adjective was ‘arranged in degrees’.