- n. 坡度;梯度
- a. 倾斜的;行走的
以上来源于:《英汉大辞典》
/ˈgreɪdɪənt/
n.
- a sloping part of a road or railway. ▸the degree of such a slope, expressed as change of height divided by distance travelled.▸Mathematics the degree of steepness of a graph.
- Physics a change in the magnitude of a property (e.g. temperature) observed in passing from one point or moment to another.
Etymology
C19: from grade, on the pattern of salient.
以上来源于:《简明牛津英语词典》