piecemeal
/ˈpiːsmiːl/adjective & adverb
- characterized by unsystematic partial measures taken over a period of time零星的（地）, 零碎的（地）, 零散的（地）, 不系统的（地）：
as adj. the village is slowly being killed off by piecemeal development零乱的开发正在慢慢消灭这个村庄
as adv. many organizations have been built up piecemeal.许多组织已零零星星地建立起来。
词源
Middle English: from the noun PIECE + -meal from Old English mǣlum, in the sense 'measure, quantity taken at one time'.