augment

名词 n. 动词 v.
/ɔːɡˈmɛnt/    /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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