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progressive
- IPA[prəˈɡrɛsɪv]
英式
- happening or developing gradually or in stages；(of a medical condition) increasing in severity
- an advocate of social reform；a progressive tense or aspect
noun: progressive, plural noun: progressives
- 釋義
形容詞
- 1. happening or developing gradually or in stages a progressive decline in popularity 同義詞
- ▪ (of a medical condition) increasing in severity progressive liver failure
- ▪ (of taxation or a tax) increasing as a proportion of the sum taxed as that sum increases steeply progressive income taxes
- 2. (of a person or idea) favouring social reform a relatively progressive Minister of Education
- ▪ favouring change or innovation the most progressive art school in Britain 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ relating to or denoting a style of rock music popular especially in the 1970s and characterized by classical influences, the use of keyboard instruments, and lengthy compositions classic progressive albums progressive bands like Black Sabbath and the Edgar Broughton Band
- 3. denoting an aspect or tense of a verb that expresses an action in progress, e.g. am writing, was writing.
- 4. (of a card game or dance) involving a series of sections for which participants successively change place or relative position.
- 5. technical engaging in or constituting forward motion.
名詞
- 1. an advocate of social reform people tend to present themselves either as progressives or traditionalists on this issue
- 2. a progressive tense or aspect the present progressive
- 3. each of a set of proofs of colour work, showing all the colours separately and the cumulative effect of overprinting them.
