an increase or addition, especially one of a series on a fixed scale (尤指连续、定量的)增长 all sizes from 4–30 mm in 1 mm increments. 从4毫米到30毫米每隔1毫米递增的所有规格。 ■a regular increase in salary on such a scale 工资定量增长,定量加薪 your first increment will be payable six months from your date of commencement. 第一次的加薪自你工作开始之日起六个月后即可支付。 ■(Mathematics)a small positive or negative change in a variable quantity or function (数)(变量、函数的)正(或负)增量
派生 incremental adjective incrementally adverb 语源
late Middle English: from Latin incrementum, from the stem of increscere 'grow' (see increase)