| 单词 | aggrandizement |
| 释义 | aggrandizement From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishaggrandizementag‧gran‧dize‧ment (also aggrandisement British English) /əˈɡrændəzmənt/ noun [uncountable]INCREASE IN ACTIVITY, FEELINGS ETCwhen a person or country tries to increase their power or importance – used to show disapprovalthe misuse of authority for personal aggrandizementExamples from the Corpusaggrandizement• National welfare meant nothing; personal aggrandizement meant everything.• Whether the intention was personal aggrandizement on the part of the family or a shrewd step towards industrial expansion is not known.• Be ambitious not for money, not for selfish aggrandizement, not for the evanescent thing which men call fame.personal aggrandizement• National welfare meant nothing; personal aggrandizement meant everything.• Whether the intention was personal aggrandizement on the part of the family or a shrewd step towards industrial expansion is not known.Origin aggrandizement (1600-1700) French agrandissement, from agrandir, from grandir “to increase” |
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