gradual 音标拼音: [gr'ædʒuəl]
a . 逐渐的,渐增的,徐徐的
n . 赞美诗
逐渐的,渐增的,徐徐的赞美诗
gradual adj 1 :
proceeding in small stages ; "
a gradual increase in prices " [
ant : {
sudden }]
2 : (
of a topographical gradient )
not steep or abrupt ; "
a gradual slope " [
ant : {
steep }]
n 1 : (
Roman Catholic Church )
an antiphon (
usually from the Book of Psalms )
immediately after the epistle at Mass Gradual \
Grad "
u *
al \,
n . [
LL .
graduale a gradual (
in sense 1 ),
fr .
L .
gradus step :
cf .
F .
graduel .
See {
Grade },
and cf .
{
Grail }
a gradual .]
1 . (
R .
C .
Ch .)
(
a )
An antiphon or responsory after the epistle ,
in the Mass ,
which was sung on the steps ,
or while the deacon ascended the steps .
(
b )
A service book containing the musical portions of the Mass .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
A series of steps . [
Obs .] --
Dryden .
[
1913 Webster ]
Gradual \
Grad "
u *
al "\;
a . [
Cf ;
F .
graduel .
See {
Grade },
and cf .
{
Gradual },
n .]
Proceeding by steps or degrees ;
advancing ,
step by step ,
as in ascent or descent or from one state to another ;
regularly progressive ;
slow ;
as ,
a gradual increase of knowledge ;
a gradual decline .
[
1913 Webster ]
Creatures animate with gradual life Of growth ,
sense ,
reason ,
all summed up in man .
--
Milton .
[
1913 Webster ]
68 Moby Thesaurus words for "
gradual ":
ambling ,
cautious ,
circumspect ,
claudicant ,
crawling ,
creeping ,
creeping like snail ,
deliberate ,
dilatory ,
easy ,
even ,
faltering ,
flagging ,
foot -
dragging ,
gentle ,
halting ,
hobbled ,
hobbling ,
idle ,
inchmeal ,
indolent ,
lagging ,
languid ,
languorous ,
lazy ,
leisurely ,
limping ,
lumbering ,
moderate ,
piecemeal ,
poking ,
poky ,
regular ,
relaxed ,
reluctant ,
sauntering ,
shuffling ,
slack ,
slothful ,
slow ,
slow as death ,
slow as molasses ,
slow as slow ,
slow -
crawling ,
slow -
foot ,
slow -
going ,
slow -
legged ,
slow -
moving ,
slow -
paced ,
slow -
poky ,
slow -
running ,
slow -
sailing ,
slow -
stepped ,
sluggish ,
snail -
paced ,
snaillike ,
staggering ,
steady ,
step -
by -
step ,
strolling ,
tentative ,
toddling ,
tortoiselike ,
tottering ,
trudging ,
turtlelike ,
unhurried ,
waddling
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