enrichment
enrichment — noun
1. the process of making something better or more valuable by adding useful feature
the process of making something better or more valuable by adding useful features, content, or substances to it, such as nutrients, educational material, or decorative elements.
The school received a grant for the enrichment of its music program with new instruments.
collocation: enrichment of [program/activity]
Soil enrichment through compost helps vegetables grow stronger and healthier.
collocation: soil enrichment
The museum offers enrichment courses that bring local history into the classroom.
Reading fiction can be a source of personal enrichment for people of all ages.
Linh added iron powder to the rice flour for nutritional enrichment.
- enhancement
focuses more on making something already good even better, while enrichment often emphasises adding something new
- improvement
broader term; improvement can happen by fixing or changing, not only by adding
- supplementation
more technical and narrower, usually about adding nutrients or missing elements
文法句型
enrichment + of + noun
2. the act of making a person, company, or country financially wealthier, or the pr
the act of making a person, company, or country financially wealthier, or the process of becoming richer.
The discovery of oil led to the rapid enrichment of landowners in the region.
collocation: enrichment of [person/group]
Critics argued that the new tax laws mainly served the enrichment of large corporations.
Elena's small catering business grew steadily, bringing enrichment to her whole extended family.
The charity questioned whether the programme truly helped the poor or only led to the enrichment of a few well-connected officials.
- wealth accumulation
more neutral and process-focused; enrichment can imply someone made others rich
- profit-making
narrower, about business activity rather than personal or national gain
- impoverishment
the opposite process of becoming poorer
文法句型
enrichment + of + person/group
用法筆記
Often carries a critical tone when describing personal or corporate enrichment, implying unfair or excessive gain.
常見錯誤
3. a scientific process that increases the amount of a particular isotope in a chem
a scientific process that increases the amount of a particular isotope in a chemical element, especially changing uranium so that it can be used as fuel in nuclear power stations or in nuclear weapons.
The country's uranium enrichment programme was placed under international supervision.
collocation: uranium enrichment programme
Scientists use gas centrifuges to carry out the enrichment of uranium-235.
enrichment of [specific isotope]
International treaties strictly regulate the enrichment of nuclear materials.
Noa visited a research facility where enrichment technology is developed for peaceful energy use.
- isotope separation
the technical name for the underlying process; more precise but less common in news reporting
文法句型
uranium enrichment
enrichment of + isotope
用法筆記
In everyday conversation, this sense is almost always used with 'uranium' (e.g. 'uranium enrichment'). Without a modifier, it may be misunderstood as the general meaning of enrichment.