[mass noun]the action or process of making or becoming greater in size or amount 增大;增多 ■(Music)the lengthening of the time values of notes in a melodic part (乐)(主旋律的)延长 ■[count noun](Heraldry)an addition to a coat of arms granted as a mark of special honour (纹章)(在外衣上)绣纹章(以示殊荣)
语源
late Middle English : from late Latin augmentatio(n-), from the verb augmentare (see augment)