| 单词 | augment |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [ɔ:g'ment] |
| 解释 | v.增大，增值 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 v.增大，增值(to become greater; increase) 【考】 反义词：abate(减少) ; abrade(磨损); decrease(降低) 【记】 aug(提高)+ment→提 高→增大 【同】 派生词: augmentation (n.增加) 【例】 to augment something's value |
| 字源 | augment (v.) c.1400, from Old French augmenter "increase, enhance" (14c.), from Late Latin augmentare "to increase," from Latin augmentum "an increase," from augere "to increase, make big, enlarge, enrich," from PIE root *aug- "to increase" (cognates: Sanskrit ojas- "strength;" Lithuanian augu "to grow," aukstas "high, of superior rank;" Greek auxo "increase," auxein "to increase;" Gothic aukan "to grow, increase;" Old English eacien "to increase"). Related: Augmented; augmenting. As a noun from early 15c. |
| 不择手段背单词 | v. 增大, 加强(使已经发展的或稳妥进行的事物在尺寸、程度或数量方面增大) 【例】Continuing rains augmented the flood waters 持续的雨水加大了洪水量. 【根】aug增大. 参: augmentation(n 增加) 【记】律师有好的argument, money就augment 【反】abate(v 使减少); abrade(v 磨损); decrease(n /v 降低); diminution(n 减少); |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】large 去掉l；large 看成 l 一把钻头，或刀 + aug- 使变大 |
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