One by One

释义 Definition

one by one：逐个地；一个接一个地；依次地。常用于描述人或事物按顺序分别进行或出现。

发音 Pronunciation (IPA)

/ˌwʌn baɪ ˈwʌn/

例句 Examples

Please line up and come in one by one.
请排好队，一个一个地进来。

The documents were reviewed one by one, and several serious errors were discovered that had been missed before.
这些文件被逐一审阅，结果发现了好几处以前遗漏的严重错误。

词源 Etymology

该短语由 one（一）+ by（以……方式/逐一）+ one（一）构成，字面意思就是“以一个为单位地进行”，因此引申为“逐个、依次”。这是英语中非常直观、常见的固定搭配。

相关词 Related Words

• Individually
• Sequentially
• One at a Time
• In Turn
• Successively
• Step by Step

文学作品 Literary Works

• Agatha Christie, And Then There Were None（常见表达“one by one”用来强调人物“一个接一个”地发生事件）
• Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes（侦探叙述中常用“one by one”描述线索或人物依次出现、被检查）