graduated

/ˈɡrædʒueɪtɪd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈɡrædʒueɪtɪd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈgra-jə-ˌwā-təd/ (ame, mw)

graduated — 形容詞

  • graduatedpositive
  • more graduatedcomparative
  • most graduatedsuperlative

1. organised so that something happens or changes step by step, with each step a bi

1.形容詞B2
釋義

漸進的

按階段逐步增加或加深的

organised so that something happens or changes step by step, with each step a bit bigger or different from the one before.

例句

The yoga studio offers a graduated programme that starts with gentle stretches and slowly adds harder poses.

那間瑜伽教室提供漸進式課程，從輕柔的伸展開始，慢慢加入較難的動作。

attributive: graduated + programme/course

Hui's swim school uses a graduated approach, so beginners only enter deeper water after passing two earlier tests.

Hui 的游泳學校採用漸進式教學，初學者要先通過兩項測試才能進入較深的水域。

collocation: a graduated approach

同義詞
  • phased

    very close in meaning; often used of withdrawals, returns, or rollouts

  • stepped

    emphasises clear, separate stages

  • incremental

    stresses small additions over time; more formal

反義詞
  • sudden

    happens all at once instead of by stages

  • abrupt

    even stronger sense of no warning or transition

文法句型

graduated + noun

用法筆記

Almost always used before a noun (attributive). Common nouns it modifies: programme, course, approach, return, series, scale.

常見錯誤

❌The training was very graduated.
✅The training followed a graduated plan.
💡'graduated' is used before a noun, not after a linking verb like 'be'.

2. having lines or marks on the side that show fixed amounts, so you can use it to

2.形容詞C1
釋義

有刻度的

外側標示固定單位以便量測的

having lines or marks on the side that show fixed amounts, so you can use it to measure liquid, length, or temperature.

例句

Sivan poured the cough syrup into a graduated cup so she could give her son exactly five millilitres.

Sivan 把咳嗽糖漿倒進有刻度的量杯，剛好給兒子五毫升。

common object: a graduated cup

Each chemistry student received a graduated cylinder for measuring small amounts of liquid during the experiment.

每位化學系學生都領到一個有刻度的量筒，用來量取實驗中少量的液體。

common object: a graduated cylinder

同義詞
  • calibrated

    more technical; stresses accurate adjustment of the marks

  • scaled

    emphasises that a scale is shown on the surface

反義詞

文法句型

graduated + measuring tool

用法筆記

Used before names of measuring tools (cup, cylinder, flask, ruler, scale). Distinguish from sense 1: here the marks themselves are the point, not the gradual change.

常見錯誤

❌The water in the cup was graduated.
✅The cup itself was graduated.
💡the tool is graduated, not the liquid inside it.

3. (of a tax or charge) set up so that the percentage you pay becomes higher as the

3.形容詞C1
釋義

累進的

稅率隨金額增加而提高的

(of a tax or charge) set up so that the percentage you pay becomes higher as the amount you earn or owe becomes larger.

例句

Most European countries use a graduated income tax, so high earners pay a larger share than low earners.

歐洲多數國家採用累進所得稅，高收入者繳的比例比低收入者高。

collocation: graduated income tax

Under the new graduated tax rate, families earning above 80,000 dollars now pay an extra two percent.

在新的累進稅率下，年收入超過八萬美元的家庭要多繳百分之二。

collocation: graduated tax rate

同義詞
  • progressive

    the standard economics term; rate rises with the amount

  • tiered

    stresses that there are several clear bands

反義詞
  • flat

    everyone pays the same percentage regardless of income

  • regressive

    the percentage actually falls as the amount rises

文法句型

graduated + tax/rate/system

用法筆記

Distinguish from sense 1: this sense applies only to taxes, rates, fees, or fines, where the percentage itself climbs. 'Progressive' is a near-synonym in this financial sense.

常見錯誤

❌My salary is graduated every year.
✅My salary rises every year.
💡'graduated' describes the tax system, not personal pay rises.