cumulative學測 L6KK [ˈkjumjələtɪv] ｜ /ˈkjumjələtɪv/
累積的；漸增的
環境、學業與法律語境常見字
Her cumulative GPA went up every term because she studied harder.
她的累積 GPA 每學期都在上升，因為她比之前更用功。
一個畫面：雪球越滾越大
起初微小一開始效果很小，幾乎看不出
逐次疊加每次追加一點，慢慢往上疊
越滾越大隨時間累積成龐大整體
義項
雪球效應B2adjective累積的；漸增的
Cumulative pollution slowly damaged the lake over many years.
累積的汙染多年下來，慢慢破壞了這座湖。
cumulative effectcumulative GPA
片語
cumulative effect越滾越大 →隨時間累積的效果
cumulative GPA成績總帳 →從入學算到現在的總平均
cumulative sentence刑期相加 →多個刑期一條接一條服完
你會不會這樣說？
___ pollution slowly damaged the lake over many years. (Cumulative / Accumulate)
看答案
Cumulative
此處需形容詞，cumulative是形容詞，accumulate是動詞。
「她的累積 GPA 每學期都在上升」，這裡的 cumulative GPA 是指什麼？(A) 只看最近一次考試 (B) 從入學到現在所有成績平均 (C) 只看及格科目
看答案
(B)
cumulative GPA 是把讀書期間每一科成績都算進去的整體平均。
字族
accumulate 累積；積聚・cumulatively 累積地；漸增地
順路看看
gradual — 強調過程緩慢，不看重加總多益練習
本區為多益情境練習，與上方釋義獨立編寫
情境例句
教育訓練紀錄
The dashboard shows each employee's cumulative training hours since January.
儀表板顯示每位員工自一月起的累計受訓時數。
流程改善回顧
The cumulative effect of several small changes has shortened our weekly meetings.
幾項小改變的累積效果縮短了我們每週的會議時間。
詞族
accumulate verb 累積；積聚・accumulation noun 累積；積聚・cumulative adjective 累積的；累計的・cumulatively adverb 累計地；以累積方式
四選一
Small delays can ____ over several weeks and disrupt the project schedule.
看答案
accumulate
can 後需接動詞原形 accumulate，表示小延誤會逐漸累積，並與 disrupt 並列。cumulative 是形容詞、accumulation 是名詞、cumulatively 是副詞，都不能在此擔任 can 後的主要動詞。
同義改寫
The report lists cumulative training hours since January for each employee. → The report lists the total training hours accumulated since January for each employee.
cumulative training hours 是從一月起逐次加總的受訓時數，改寫保留累計方式與起算時間。
The cumulative effect of repeated interruptions reduced the team's productivity. → The effect that built up as interruptions occurred repeatedly reduced the team's productivity.
兩句都表示干擾反覆發生，使影響逐步累積，進而降低團隊生產力。