• adv. 零碎地；逐個(gè)地
• adj. 零碎的；逐漸的
• n. 片；塊
• vt. 粉碎

piece,一塊，一片，meal,此處來自其古義分配時(shí)間，指定時(shí)間。引申詞義零碎的。

piecemeal

piecemeal: see meal

piecemeal (adv.)

c. 1300 (originally two words), from piece (n.) + Old English m?lum "at a time," dative plural of m?l "appointed time, food served" (see meal (n.1)). The second element once was more commonly used, as in Old English styccem?lum "bit by bit," gearm?lum "year by year." One-word form from 15c.

1. It was built piecemeal over some 130 years.

它是在差不多130年的時(shí)間里一點(diǎn)一點(diǎn)地建造起來的。

來自柯林斯例句

2. a piecemeal approach to dealing with the problem

全無章法的解決問題的方式

來自《權(quán)威詞典》

3. A lack of narrative drive leaves the reader with piecemeal vignettes.

述缺乏吸引力,讀者讀到的只是一些支離破碎的片段.

來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》

4. Let's settle the matter at one stroke , not piecemeal.

把這事一氣兒解決了吧, 別零敲碎打了.

來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》

5. Instead of the government's piecemeal approach, what is needed is a radical shake-up of 16-19 education.

需要的不是政府零敲碎打的措施，而是要對(duì)16至19歲年齡段的教育進(jìn)行徹底變革。

來自柯林斯例句