increase
英[ɪn'kriːs],美['ɪnkris]
v. (使) 增长; 增多; 增加n. 增加助记:in-向内 + crease,向内增 → 增加。
词 源 树
权威词源导读
increase (n.) - 14世纪晚期,"action of increasing; results of an increasing",源自increase (v.) 或源自古法语或诺曼时代在英国所用的法语名词的单词形式。为了区分动词18世纪重音发生转移。
increase (v.) - 14世纪中期,encresen,"become greater in size or number" (不及物动词); 14世纪晚期,"cause to grow, enlarge" (及物动词),源自诺曼时代在英国所用的法语encress-,古法语encreiss-,encreistre的现在分词词干,源自拉丁语increscere "to increase, to grow upon, grow over, swell, grow into",源自in- "in" (源自PIE词根*en "in") + crescere "to grow" (参看:crescent)。近代英语restored 拉丁语拼写16世纪。同根词:Increased; increasing。
词源说明(童理民)
1. increase : in-,进入,使,-cre,增加,创造,词源同create,crescent.
21世纪大英汉词典
#increasevt.1.■增加;增大;增多:to increase speed增加速度to increase productivity增加产量2.■增强;增进:to increase one's power增强某人的权力to increase one's efforts进一步努力3.■【缝纫】放(针):to increase a few more stitches再放几针4.■[废语]使富有vi.1.■增加;增大;增长:to increase in number数量增加to increase with years逐年增长2.■增强;增进:His power increased.他的权力加强了。3.■增殖,繁殖4.■【缝纫】放针n.1.■增加;增大;增长2.■增强;增进3.■增加量;增长额4.■【缝纫】放针5.■[古语]增殖,繁殖6.■[古语]作物on the increase不断增加,正在增长#