progressive

progressive
adjective

happening or developing gradually or in stages; proceeding step by step
进步的，先进的；逐步的，渐次的
a progressive decline in popularity.
逐渐下降的受欢迎度。
■(of a disease or ailment) increasing in severity or extent
（疾病等）进行性的，愈来愈严重的
progressive liver failure.
进行性的肝衰退。
■(of taxation or a tax) increasing as a proportion of the sum taxed as that sum increases
（税制，税种）累进的
steeply progressive income taxes.
急遽累进的所得税。
■(of a card game or dance) involving a series of sections for which participants successively change place or relative position
（纸牌游戏，舞蹈）搭档轮换的
■(archaic)engaging in or constituting forward motion
(古)向前进的
(of a group, person, or idea) favouring or implementing social reform or new, liberal ideas
（团体，人，观念）支持（或推行）社会改良（或自由）新思想的；进步的
a relatively progressive Minister of Education.
思想相对进步的教育部部长。
■favouring or promoting change or innovation
崇尚（推进）变革（或革新）的
the most progressive art school in Britain.
英国最能代表革新的艺术学校。
■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
进步的（尤指流行于二十世纪七十年代的一种摇滚乐，深受古典主义影响，使用键盘乐器，乐曲长）
(Grammar)denoting an aspect or tense of a verb that expresses an action in progress, e.g. am writing, was writing
(语法)（动词时态）进行时的（如am writing,was writing）。亦称 continuous

noun

a person advocating or implementing social reform or new, liberal ideas
进步分子，进步人士；支持进步政策者；改革派人士；革新主义者
(Grammar)a progressive tense or aspect
(语法)进行时（或体）
the present progressive.
现在进行时。
(亦作 progressive proof)(一般作 progressives)(Printing)each of a set of proofs of colour work, showing all the colours separately and the cumulative effect of overprinting them
(印刷)分色打样，套色打样

派生
progressively
adverb
progressiveness
noun
progressivism
noun
progressivist
( & )
noun& adjective
语源

early 17th cent.: from French progressif, -ive or medieval Latin progressivus, from progress- 'gone forward', from the verb progredi (see progress)

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