augment

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ɔːɡˈmɛnt/    美 /ɔɡˈmɛnt/|/ɑɡˈmɛnt/|/oːɡˈment/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A grammatical prefix; In some languages, a prefix *é- (अ- (a-) in Sanskrit, ἐ- (e-) in Greek) indicating a past tense of a verb.
    — The augment is found in Greek, Indo-Iranian, Armenian and Phrygian.
  2. A grammatical prefix; Especially Old Irish, a preverb, usually ro-, used to give a verb a resultative or potential meaning.
    — Fundamentally the augment characterizes a verbal action viewed from a non-contemporary standpoint, either the moment of speaking (or writing) or a further verbal action.
  3. A grammatical prefix; In some languages, an additional vowel prepended to the noun prefix.
  4. An increase.
动词 v.
  1. To increase; to make larger or supplement. transitive
    — The money from renting out a spare room can augment a salary.
  2. To grow; to increase; to become greater. intransitive,reflexive
  3. To slow the tempo or meter, e.g. for a dramatic or stately passage.
  4. To increase an interval, especially the largest interval in a triad, by a half step (chromatic semitone).
  5. To add an augment to. transitive

词形变化

augments present,singular,third-person augmenting participle,present augmented participle,past augmented past augments plural

词汇关系

近义词
add amplify augment dilate eke / eke out elevate embiggen enhance enlarge enlargen enrich greaten grow increase increment largen magnify propagate raise strengthen swell up
反义词
contract dial back diminish
上位词
alter
下位词
blow up inflate pump up maximize max out deepen lengthen widen skyrocket improve speed up
衍生词
augmentary augmentee augmentive bioaugment reaugment augmentless
相关词
auction augmentable augmentation august author authorize auxiliary

词源

词源 1
From Middle English augmenten, from Middle French augmenter, from Old French augmenter, from Late Latin augmentare (“to increase”), from Latin augmentum (“an increase, growth”), from augere (“to increase”).
词源 2
From Middle English augmenten, from Middle French augmenter, from Old French augmenter, from Late Latin augmentare (“to increase”), from Latin augmentum (“an increase, growth”), from augere (“to increase”).
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