达尔文最初的论点以及进化渐进主义者所支持的观点是，物种的变化是持续的，但非常缓慢，增量也很小。
Darwin's original thesis, and the viewpoint supported by evolutionary gradualists, is that species change continuously but slowly and in small increments.
Salmond是一个本能的渐进主义者，认为苏格兰主权最可能一步一步实现而不是一蹴而就。
Mr Salmond is by instinct a gradualist, believing that Scottish sovereignty is most likely to be obtained bit by bit rather than in one go.
反凯恩斯主义者反唇相讥——债券市场的下跌很少是渐进式的，往往一个坏消息就能触发一轮大跌，比如信用评级下调。
The anti-Keynesians point out that bond market sell-offs are seldom gradual. All it takes is one piece of bad news – a credit rating downgrade, for example – to trigger a sell-off.
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