top-down
/ˈtɒpdaʊn/adjective
1
- denoting a system of government or management in which actions and policies are initiated at the highest level; hierarchical自上而下的; 等级的。
2
- proceeding from the general to the particular由普遍到特殊的：
a top-down approach to research.
由普遍到特殊的研究方法。
2.1
- Computing working from the top or root of a tree-like system towards the branches【计算机】自顶向下的, 顺序的。