amassment

amassment — 名詞

1. the process of gradually gathering a large amount of something, or the large col

1.名詞C1
釋義

累積；積聚

大量收集物品或財富的過程與結果

the process of gradually gathering a large amount of something, or the large collection that builds up as a result of this process

例句

The museum's amassment of Ming dynasty ceramics grew through decades of careful acquisitions.

這家博物館經過數十年的審慎收購，累積了大量明朝陶瓷。

amassment of + [concrete noun phrase]

Over thirty years of travel, Jisoo's amassment of antique maps filled three large cabinets.

經過三十年的旅行，Jisoo 收集的古地圖裝滿了三個大櫃子。

possessive: [person]'s amassment of [objects]

同義詞
  • accumulation

    the most common neutral synonym; used for both physical and abstract quantities

  • collection

    suggests items gathered deliberately and often organised, not necessarily huge

  • stockpile

    implies a reserve kept for future use, especially of supplies or weapons

反義詞
  • distribution

    the opposite of gathering — spreading items out rather than bringing them together

  • dispersal

    the act of scattering widely, undoing any amassment

文法句型

amassment of + [something]

用法筆記

Uncountable in most contexts. This word carries a strong formal register and is almost never used in everyday conversation — writers typically prefer 'accumulation', 'collection', or 'stockpiling' in neutral contexts.

常見錯誤

❌I keep an amassment of old receipts in my desk drawer.
✅I keep a collection / pile of old receipts in my desk drawer.
💡'amassment' is too formal for ordinary, small-scale collecting.
❌The company reported an amassment of new customers this quarter.
✅The company reported steady growth in new customers this quarter.
💡'amassment' does not fit abstract, non-physical growth.