gradation
英 [gr?'de??(?)n]
美[gr?'de??n]
- n. （色彩、顏色、次序、音調等的）漸變；分等級；（各種狀態、性質等的）分階段漸變；元音交替
英英釋意
- 1. relative position in a graded series;
- "always a step behind"
- "subtle gradations in color"
- "keep in step with the fashions"
- 2. a degree of ablaut
- 3. the act of arranging in grades