| 释义 |
gra·di·entBrE /ˈɡreɪdiənt/NAmE /ˈɡreɪdiənt/ noun (also grade especially in NAmE) the degree to which the ground slopes, especially on a road or railway （尤指公路或铁路的）坡度，斜率，倾斜度◆a steep gradient 陡峭的坡度◆a hill with a gradient of 1 in 4 (or 25%)倾斜度为 1:4（或 25%）的小山(specialist) the rate at which temperature, pressure, etc. changes, or increases and decreases, between one region and another （温度、压力等的）变化率，梯度变化曲线 |