[ADJ 形容词]聚积的;积累的;渐增的 If a series of events have a cumulative effect, each event makes the effect greater.
It is simple pleasures, such as a walk on a sunny day, which have a cumulative effect on our mood...
一些简单的娱乐,譬如在一个阳光明媚的日子散步,就能使我们的心情更愉快。
The benefits from eating fish are cumulative.
吃鱼的好处要长期才能显现。
cumulatively
His administration was plagued by one petty scandal after another, cumulatively very damaging.
一桩又一桩的小丑闻困扰着他的政府,产生越来越坏的影响。
Oxford
cu·mu·la·tive/ˈkjuːmjələtɪv; NAmEˈkjuːmjəleɪtɪv/adjective1having a result that increases in strength or importance each time more of sth is added (在力量或重要性方面)聚积的,积累的,渐增的◆the cumulative effectof human activity on the world environment 人类活动对世界生态环境日积月累的影响2including all the amounts that have been added previously 累计的;累积的◆the monthly sales figures and the cumulative total for the past six months每月的销售数字和过去六个月的累计总数▶cu·mu·la·tive·ly/ˈkjuːmjələtɪvli; NAmEˈkjuːmjəleɪtɪvli/adverbcu·mu·la·tive/ˈkjuːmjələtɪv; NAmEˈkjuːmjəleɪtɪv/cu·mu·la·tive·ly/ˈkjuːmjələtɪvli; NAmEˈkjuːmjəleɪtɪvli/
increasing gradually as more of something is added or happens: Learning is a cumulative process.cumulative effect (of something) Depression is often caused by the cumulative effects of stress and overwork.
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