de·vel·op·men·tal /dɪˌveləpˈmentl/ ●○○ adjectiveadj relating to the development of someone or something 发育的,成长的,发展的 the developmental stages of childhood 儿童时期的各个发育阶段
Higher education is a continuing developmental process. 高等教育是一个持续的发展过程。
—developmentally adverbadv