aggrandizement
aggrandizement — 名詞
1. the process of gaining greater power, influence, or wealth, especially when done
擴張；擴權
以自私方式增加權力或財富
the process of gaining greater power, influence, or wealth, especially when done in a selfish or excessive way that other people consider wrong.
The mayor's constant self-promotion and aggrandizement made many residents doubt his true intentions.
市長不斷自我宣傳和擴張權力，讓許多居民懷疑他的真實意圖。
collocation: self-aggrandizement (common compound form)
Critics accused the company of using the charity project only for its own financial aggrandizement.
批評者指責該公司利用慈善計畫只是為了自身的財務擴張。
Throughout history, some rulers have pursued territorial aggrandizement at the cost of their people's well-being.
歷史上，有些統治者追求領土擴張，卻犧牲了人民的福祉。
Shirin's aggrandizement within the organization came from taking credit for her team's work.
Shirin 在組織內的權力擴張，是靠將團隊功勞據為己有而來的。
Kofi warned that the senator's personal aggrandizement was distracting the government from real problems.
Kofi 警告說，那位參議員的個人擴權正在使政府無法專注於真正的問題。
- advancement
neutral in tone; does not carry the negative judgement that aggrandizement does. Advancing in your career is good; aggrandizement implies selfishness.
- enrichment
focuses narrowly on wealth; aggrandizement covers power and status too.
- self-promotion
more specific — refers to boosting one's reputation publicly, not necessarily gaining actual power or wealth.
- self-aggrandizement
the more common compound form, specifically about benefiting oneself.
- humility
the opposite personal quality — not seeking greater status or importance.
- selflessness
opposite motivation — acting for others rather than for one's own power or gain.
文法句型
aggrandizement + of + noun phrase
personal / self- / territorial aggrandizement
用法筆記
Often used with the prefix self- to form the compound self-aggrandizement, which is more common in everyday writing than the base noun alone. Most frequently appears in formal or critical discussions of politics, business, and institutional behaviour.