piecemeal

形容词 piecemeal:

1. one thing at a time
   同义词：bit-by-bit, in small stages, step-by-step, stepwise

副词 piecemeal:

1. a little bit at a time
   同义词：little by little, bit by bit, in stages

1. The building was assembled piecemeal.
   那座建筑物是一块一块地组装起来的。
2. I've only had a piecemeal account of what happened.
   我对发生的事情只有支离破碎的了解。

piece.meal

adv.（副词）
By a small amount at a time; in stages:
一次少量地，一件一件地：
例句：
articles acquired piecemeal.
一件一件地获取的文章

In pieces; apart.
成碎片地，分开地
adj.（形容词）
Accomplished or made in stages.
逐个完成的，逐步制造的

来源：
Middle English pecemeale
中古英语 pecemeale
pece [piece] * see piece
pece [片] *参见 piece
-mele [by a fixed measure] from Old English -môlum [at a time] [from dative pl. of] môl [appointed time] * see mô- 2
-mele [按固定的量] 源自 古英语 -môlum [一次] [] 源自môl的与格复数 [指定时间] *参见 mô- 2