augment

英 [ɔːɡˈment]      美 [ɑːɡˈment]
  • vi. 增加;增大
  • vt. 增加;增大
  • n. 增加;增大
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将“augment”分解为“aug”(增加)和“ment”(行为或状态),想象增加某种状态或行为,就像在动作上给物体添加了“ment”,使得其规模或效果得到增强。这种方法利用了词根“aug”和后缀“ment”的联想,帮助记忆该词的含义。

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augment 增加

来自词根aug, 增加。

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- (1) "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.
1. The government'sfirst concern was to augment the army and auxiliary forces.
政府关心的首要问题是扩充军队及辅助队伍。
2. They hit upon another idea to augment their income.
他们又想出一个增加收入的办法。
3. While searching for a way to augment the family income, she began making dolls.
为了想法子增加家庭收入,她开始制作洋娃娃。
4. At first this did but augment her grief!
起初,这只增添了她的悲伤!
5. How can we hope to augment our forces when our allies are deserting us?
同盟国背信弃义,我们怎能再指望扩大我们的兵力?

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