step-by-step

step-by-step — 形容詞

1. Designed or carried out in a planned series of stages, where each stage builds c

1.形容詞B1
釋義

分階段的

按固定順序逐一進行的

Designed or carried out in a planned series of stages, where each stage builds clearly on the one before it.

例句

The repair booklet has clear step-by-step instructions with helpful pictures.

這本維修手冊有清晰的逐步指示，並附有實用的插圖。

attributive use: step-by-step + noun

Caleb learned woodworking through step-by-step video lessons available online.

Caleb 透過網路上的分階段影片課程學習木工。

同義詞
  • gradual

    focuses on slowness of change rather than a planned order of stages

  • sequential

    more formal; emphasises logical order without implying ease or clarity

反義詞
  • sudden

    happening all at once, without intermediate stages

  • haphazard

    done without any planned order

文法句型

step-by-step + noun

用法筆記

Used only before a noun (attributive position). When the same idea is used as an adverb, the hyphens are removed: 'We solved the problem step by step.'

常見錯誤

❌I will explain step-by-step the process.
✅I will give a step-by-step explanation of the process.
💡as an adjective, it must appear before the noun it describes, not after the verb.

step-by-step — 慣用語