aggrandize
英 [?'gr?nda?z]
美 [??ɡr?n?da?z, ??ɡr?n-]
英文詞源
- aggrandize (v.)
- 1630s, "to make larger, increase," from French agrandiss-, present participle stem of agrandir "to augment" (16c.), ultimately from Latin ad "to" (see ad-) + grandire "to make great," from grandis (see grand (adj.)). The double -g- spelling in English is by analogy with Latin words in ad-. Related: Aggrandized; aggrandizing.
雙語例句
- 1. All he desired was to aggrandize his estate.
- 他所希望的只是擴(kuò)充他的家業(yè).
來自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 2. It would be the first time in human history that economic necessity has prevailed over military aggrandize-ment.
- 那應(yīng)該是人類歷史上首次經(jīng)濟(jì)需要高于軍事擴(kuò)張。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The dictator sought to aggrandize himself by new conquests.
- 這個(gè)獨(dú)裁者企圖通過新的征服來擴(kuò)大自己的權(quán)勢(shì)。
來自辭典例句
- 4. The king sought to aggrandize himself at the expense of his people.
- 國(guó)王以犧牲百姓為代價(jià)來擴(kuò)大自己的權(quán)勢(shì).
來自辭典例句
- 5. The king sought to aggrandize himself.
- 國(guó)王企圖增強(qiáng)自己的勢(shì)力.
來自辭典例句