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 top-down /ˈtɑpˈdaʊn/
 自頂而下

 top-down
 自上而下

 top-down
      adj : of an approach to a problem that begins  at the highest
            conceptual level and works down to the details; "a
            top-down analysis might begin by looking at
            macro-economic trends"; "top-down programming" [ant: bottom-up]