accretion
accretion — 名詞
- accretionsingular
- accretionsplural
1. steady growth that happens when small parts are added over time, forming somethi
逐步累增
因持續添入而慢慢變多變大
steady growth that happens when small parts are added over time, forming something larger bit by bit.
The town's accretion of small shops changed the old bus station.
這個城鎮因為小商店逐步累增，連老巴士站的樣子都變了。
accretion of + plural noun for gradual buildup
Years of accretion around the school added room after room.
多年來校舍周圍一再逐步累增，讓學校一間又一間地加出新教室。
The museum's accretion of donations filled every wall in the hallway.
博物館藏品的逐步累增，讓走廊的每一面牆都被掛滿。
Slow accretion of snow pushed the garden fence toward the road.
積雪逐步累增，慢慢把花園圍欄推向道路。
- buildup
more common and less formal, often used for physical or abstract growth
- accumulation
broader and often used for collected items rather than layered growth
- growth
general term that does not always imply gradual addition
文法句型
accretion of + noun
用法筆記
Often followed by 'of' when describing slow growth in buildings, collections, power, or physical material. Distinguish from sense 2, which names one added layer or lump rather than the whole buildup.
2. a layer, lump, or coating that forms on something as more material slowly sticks
附著層
慢慢黏附在表面的新增層或塊
a layer, lump, or coating that forms on something as more material slowly sticks to it.
The dentist scraped a hard accretion from the side of Mira's tooth.
牙醫從 Mira 的牙齒側面刮下一塊堅硬的附著層。
countable object removed from a surface
Workers found a black accretion under the old kitchen sink.
工人在老舊廚房水槽下方發現了一塊黑色附著層。
A chalky accretion covered the pipe where the water kept dripping.
那段水管因為一直滴水，表面覆著一層粉白色附著層。
The diver brushed each accretion off the boat's rusted chain.
潛水員把船上生鏽鐵鍊的每一塊附著層都刷掉了。
- clean surface
plain description of a surface with no added layer
- removal
focuses on taking away the buildup
文法句型
an accretion on + noun
scrape off an accretion
用法筆記
Usually refers to a visible layer or lump on a surface. Distinguish from sense 1, which describes the process of gradual buildup as a whole.
3. extra land formed when water or other natural forces leave soil behind little by
沖積增地
水流等自然作用慢慢形成的新土地
extra land formed when water or other natural forces leave soil behind little by little.
After the floods, the farmer claimed the accretion beside his riverbank.
洪水過後，那位農夫主張河岸旁新增的沖積增地屬於他。
legal use for newly formed land
New maps showed an accretion forming along the island's eastern edge.
新地圖顯示，島嶼東側正在形成一片沖積增地。
accretion along a coast or river
The judge ruled that the sandy accretion belonged to the farm by the coast.
法官裁定，那片沙質沖積增地屬於海邊的那座農場。
A wide accretion appeared where the river had moved away.
河道往外移開後，那裡出現了一大片沖積增地。
文法句型
an accretion along + noun
claim an accretion
用法筆記
Common in legal, surveying, and environmental writing about rivers and coasts. Distinguish from sense 2, which is about a layer on an object rather than newly formed land.