cumulative

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Incorporating all current and previous data up to the present or at the time of measuring or collating.
  2. That is formed by an accumulation of successive additions.
    — As for knowledge which man receiveth by teaching, it is cumulative, not original.
  3. That is formed by an accumulation of successive additions.; Adding one statement to another.
    — cumulative conjunctions like and, both…and and as well as
  4. That tends to accumulate.
  5. Having priority rights to receive a dividend that accrue until paid.
  6. (of evidence, witnesses, etc.) Intended to illustrate an argument that has already been demonstrated excessively.
    — The state wants to bring in ten blood-spatter experts to testify. Your Honor, that is cumulative testimony.

词形变化

more cumulative comparative most cumulative superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
cume cumulative distribution function cumulative effect cumulative error cumulatively cumulativeness cumulative voting noncumulative
相关词
cumulate

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ḱewh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *ḱuh₁mósder.?
Latin cumulus
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Italic *-āō
Latin -ō
Latin cumulō
Latin cumulātusbor.
English cumulate
Proto-Indo-European *-wós
Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder.
Latin -īvus
Old French -ifbor.
Middle English -yf
English -ive
English cumulative
From cumulate + -ive. Compare also French cumulatif, Italian cumulativo and Spanish cumulativo.
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