chronological

a. 按时间顺序的

A literary or cinematic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological order of a narrative.

倒叙，闪回镜头一种文学或电影的表现手法，往往在一段按正常时间顺序记叙的叙事中插入一件以前发生过的事情

A period of time as reckoned from a specific date serving as the basis of its chronological system.

年代从某一具体日期算起的一段时间，也用作其年代系统的根据