| 单词 | auction |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['ɔ:kʃən] |
| 解释 | n.拍卖 |
| 红宝书 | 【记】 auct(提高)+ion→提 高价格→拍卖 【同】 同根词：augment(提 高)，august(八月), auct=aug |
| 字源 | auction (n.) "a sale by increase of bids," 1590s, from Latin auctionem (nominative auctio) "an increasing sale, auction, public sale," noun of action from past participle stem of augere "to increase," from PIE root *aug- "to increase" (see augment). In northern England and Scotland, called a roup. In the U.S., something is sold at auction; in England, by auction. auction (v.) 1807, from auction (n.). Related: Auctioned; auctioning. |
| 不择手段背单词 | n. 拍卖(将物品卖给最高出价者的公开出售) 【例】auction sth off 把某物拍卖掉 【记】auct = aug增加－增加价格－拍卖 【参】augment(v 增加, 增大); august(n 八月) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】augment(增加) 一点点提价的卖东西的方法；action 举动，最刺激的活动就是auction |
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