| 单词 | procedural |
| 释义 | procedural (once / 7500 pages) adj If you have to follow so many rules at work that it seems like nothing ever gets done, you could say that the procedural requirements of your job are getting you down. The adjective procedural describes something related to a required or standard course of action. Legal types are probably already familiar with the word procedural, which is often used to describe matters related to the law. The Senate, for example, may cite procedural roadblocks as the reason why nothing has been accomplish in a session. So that would give the Senate something in common with your workplace: having too many rules to follow — "procedural overload" — makes things take a long time. WORD FAMILYprocedural: procedurally+/procedure: procedural, procedures/proceed: procedure, proceeded, proceeding, proceedings, proceeds, procession/procession: processional, processions/processional: processionally, processionals USAGE EXAMPLESOne case with Okarche-area landowners was dismissed for procedural reasons. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) Along with procedural errors, she said, she was bothered that the man’s status as a football player was injected into the proceedings. Seattle Times(Dec 29, 2016) Several months later, after a process marred by procedural errors, five different panelists convened to rule on the matter again. New York Times(Dec 29, 2016) 1adj of or relating to procedure a procedural violation 2adj relating to court practice and procedure as opposed to the principles of law Syn|Ant adjective essential, substantive defining rights and duties as opposed to giving the rules by which rights and duties are established |
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