diachronic
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/ˌdaɪəˈkrɑːnɪk/
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/ˌdaɪəˈkrɒnɪk/
Describing how something changes or develops over a period of time.
A diachronic analysis of the English language shows how it has evolved from Old English to the modern version we speak today.
歷時分析英語顯示了它如何從古英語演變為今天我們所說的現代版本。