英语词汇“augment”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

aug·ment

(ôg-mĕnt)

v. aug·ment·ed, aug·ment·ing, aug·ments

v.tr.

1. To make (something already developed or well under way) greater, as in size, extent, or quantity: Continuing rains augmented the floodwaters. See Synonyms at increase.

2. Linguistics To add an augment to.

v.intr.

To become augmented.

n. (ôgmĕnt′)

Linguistics The prefixation of a vowel accompanying a past tense, especially of Greek and Sanskrit verbs.

[Middle English augmenten, from Old French augmenter, from Late Latin augmentāre, from Latin augmentum, an increase, from augēre, to increase; see aug- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]

aug·menta·ble adj.

aug·menter n.

单词	augment
释义	aug·ment (ôg-mĕnt) v. aug·ment·ed, aug·ment·ing, aug·ments v.tr. 1. To make (something already developed or well under way) greater, as in size, extent, or quantity: Continuing rains augmented the floodwaters. See Synonyms at increase. 2. Linguistics To add an augment to. v.intr. To become augmented. n. (ôgmĕnt′) Linguistics The prefixation of a vowel accompanying a past tense, especially of Greek and Sanskrit verbs. [Middle English augmenten, from Old French augmenter, from Late Latin augmentāre, from Latin augmentum, an increase, from augēre, to increase; see aug- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] aug·menta·ble adj. aug·menter n.
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