enrichment
enrichment — 名詞
1. the process of making something better or more valuable by adding useful feature
充實；提升
透過添加內容改善品質
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.
學校獲得了一筆補助金，用於添購新樂器來充實其音樂課程。
collocation: enrichment of [program/activity]
Soil enrichment through compost helps vegetables grow stronger and healthier.
透過堆肥來進行土壤改良，有助於蔬菜長得更茁壯、更健康。
collocation: soil enrichment
The museum offers enrichment courses that bring local history into the classroom.
這間博物館提供充實課程，將當地歷史帶入教室。
Reading fiction can be a source of personal enrichment for people of all ages.
閱讀小說可以成為個人充實的來源，為各年齡層的人們帶來新的視角。
Linh added iron powder to the rice flour for nutritional enrichment.
Linh 在米粉中添加了鐵粉，以達到營養強化之目的。
- 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
致富
使人或群體變得更富有
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.
石油的發現導致了該地區地主迅速致富。
collocation: enrichment of [person/group]
Critics argued that the new tax laws mainly served the enrichment of large corporations.
批評者認為，新稅法主要服務於大型企業的財富增長。
Elena's small catering business grew steadily, bringing enrichment to her whole extended family.
Elena 的小型餐飲事業穩定成長，為她的整個大家庭帶來了財富。
The charity questioned whether the programme truly helped the poor or only led to the enrichment of a few well-connected officials.
該慈善機構質疑，該計劃是否真正幫助了窮人，還是只讓少數人脈廣的官員從中致富。
- 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
濃縮
提高特定同位素濃度
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.
該國的鈾濃縮計劃已交由國際機構監督。
collocation: uranium enrichment programme
Scientists use gas centrifuges to carry out the enrichment of uranium-235.
科學家利用氣體離心機來進行鈾-235 的濃縮。
enrichment of [specific isotope]
International treaties strictly regulate the enrichment of nuclear materials.
國際條約嚴格管制核子材料的濃縮作業。
Noa visited a research facility where enrichment technology is developed for peaceful energy use.
Noa 參觀了一個研究設施，該設施正在開發用於和平能源用途的濃縮技術。
- 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.