形容詞 piecemeal:

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

副詞 piecemeal:

1. a little bit at a time
   同義詞：little by little, bit by bit, in stages

1. The building was assembled piecemeal.
   那座建筑物是一塊一塊地組裝起來的。
2. I've only had a piecemeal account of what happened.
   我對(duì)發(fā)生的事情只有支離破碎的了解。

piece.meal

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

In pieces; apart.
成碎片地，分開地
adj.（形容詞）
Accomplished or made in stages.
逐個(gè)完成的，逐步制造的

來源：
Middle English pecemeale
中古英語 pecemeale
pece [piece] * see piece
pece [片] *參見 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 古英語 -môlum [一次] [] 源自môl的與格復(fù)數(shù) [指定時(shí)間] *參見 mô- 2