augmentation

/ˌɔːɡmenˈteɪʃn/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌɔːɡmenˈteɪʃn/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌȯg-mən-ˈtā-shən -ˌmen-/ (ame, mw)

augmentation — noun

1. the act of making something larger, stronger, or more useful by adding more to i

1.名詞C2
釋義

the act of making something larger, stronger, or more useful by adding more to it

例句

Extra funding allowed the clinic's augmentation of its night staff.

augmentation of + noun

The software team used image augmentation to train the phone camera faster.

technical collocation: image augmentation

同義詞
  • increase

    the broad everyday word for a rise in amount, size, or level

  • expansion

    often stresses becoming larger in area, scale, or business reach

  • enhancement

    focuses more on improving quality or performance

  • boost

    more informal and often suggests a quick helpful rise

反義詞
  • reduction

    suggests making something smaller or less

  • cut

    often used for deliberate decreases in money, staff, or services

文法句型

augmentation of something

pay augmentation

image augmentation

breast augmentation

用法筆記

Usually used in formal or technical contexts and often followed by of + noun. Common collocations include pay augmentation, image augmentation, and breast augmentation.

常見錯誤

❌The city planned an augmentation the bridge railings.
✅The city planned an augmentation of the bridge railings.
💡augmentation usually links to the thing improved with of.