nonchronological
adjective
(alsonon-chronological)uk /ˌnɒn.krɒn.əˈlɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl/ us /ˌnɑːn.krɒn.əˈlɑː.dʒɪ.kəl/
not following the order in which a series of events happened: 不按时间顺序的;不按先后次序的
The book has a nonchronological structure.
The action of the play is presented in non-chronological order.这部戏剧的情节不是按照事件发生的先后顺序呈现的。
Related word
chronological
The order of the chapters is non-chronological.
The book has three different narrators and is told in a series of nonchronological fragments.
The non-chronological order of events made the film a bit confusing.
Customers complained when their bank statements listed the transactions in a non-chronological order.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Order and sequence - general words
alphabetize
around
back end
be a chapter of accidentsidiom
catalogue
chapter
cycle
front end
in chronological order
inconsecutive
inline
linear
linearity
parade
penultimately
precedence
priority
procession
secondly
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