喜樂美語
  1. 1aB2/ˈkjuːmjəleɪtɪv/ · /ˈkjuːmjələtɪv/累積的

    Growing little by little as more of something is added or happens over time.

    示範例句 · Example

    Learning a language is a cumulative process — each lesson builds on the last.

    逐字學一種語言是一個累積的過程——每一課建立在上一課之上。

    「cumulative」說的是「一點一點加上去，慢慢變多／變強」。核心畫面可以想成「疊積木」——每次加一小塊，整堆就愈來愈高。常見搭配：cumulative effect（累積效應）、cumulative process（累積過程）、cumulative total（累計總數）。跟 accumulate 容易搞混——accumulate 是動詞「累積起來」，cumulative 是形容詞「屬於累積、漸增的」。

    常見搭配

    • cumulative effect (of something)

      累積效應；（多件事相加後的）總效果

      the total result of many things happening one after another

      The cumulative effect of nightly practice made Leo a stronger runner.

    • cumulative process

      累積過程

      a process that grows step by step as more is added

      Building good habits is a slow, cumulative process.

    • cumulative total

      累計總數；累積合計

      the sum after adding amounts one by one

      Write the cumulative total at the bottom of each column.

    • cumulative impact

      累積影響；累積衝擊

      the total force or influence built up over time

      The cumulative impact of kind words can change a shy kid's week.

    • cumulative selection

      累積選擇（科學用語）

      a science phrase for change that builds through many small steps

      In science class we learned that evolution can be a cumulative selection story.

    意思相近

    accumulatinggrowingincreasingadditive

core核心畫面

Picture a pile you add one small thing to every day. No single handful looks like much, but you never take anything off, so after a year the pile is high. 'Cumulative' describes anything that works that way: each addition stays, and the total keeps climbing.

可以想成一堆東西，你每天往上加一點點。單看任何一次都不覺得多，但因為從來沒有拿走過，一年後那堆就很高了。cumulative 描述的就是這種運作方式：每一次加上去的都留著，總量只會往上爬。和它同一家的字是 accumulate（累積）。

容易混在一起的字在訂閱裡。容易混在一起的字需要訂閱帳號。

意思相近

accumulatinggrowingincreasingadditive

原始詞典資料6 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

cumulativeadj/ˈkjuːmjʊlətɪv/

  • 1

    Incorporating all current and previous data up to the present or at the time of measuring or collating.

  • 2

    That is formed by an accumulation of successive additions.

    • As for knowledge which man receiveth by teaching, it is cumulative, not original.
    • The argument […] is in very truth not logical and single, but moral and cumulative.
  • 3

    human-scienceslinguisticssciencesThat is formed by an accumulation of successive additions.

    • cumulative conjunctions like and, both…and and as well as
  • 4

    That tends to accumulate.

  • 5

    businessfinanceHaving priority rights to receive a dividend that accrue until paid.

  • 6

    law(of evidence, witnesses, etc.) Intended to illustrate an argument that has already been demonstrated excessively.

    • The state wants to bring in ten blood-spatter experts to testify. Your Honor, that is cumulative testimony.

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