discretely
UK/dɪ'skritli/US/dɪ'skri:tlɪ/
C2
Definitions
adv.
As separate, distinct units; separately
离散地，分别地
Root Breakdown
Root-deriveddiscretenot, apart, away
+
-lyto sift, separate, distinguish, decide
=discretely
discrete + -ly = in a discrete way = separately. Note the -ETE spelling: this means 'separately,' not 'tactfully' (that is discreetly). See discrete.
Common Collocations
- 1.discretely defined分立地定义
- 2.treated discretely分别处理
Example Sentences
- 1.
The data is stored discretely in separate files.
- 2.
Each variable is measured discretely.