augment

• 増やす；大きくする
• vt.増やす；大きくする
• n. 増やす；大きくする

augの語源、増やす。

augment (v.)

c. 1400, from Old French augmenter "increase, enhance" (14c.), from Late Latin augmentare "to increase," from Latin augmentum "an increase," from augere "to increase, make big, enlarge, enrich," from PIE root *aug- (1) "to increase" (cognates: Sanskrit ojas- "strength;" Lithuanian augu "to grow," aukstas "high, of superior rank;" Greek auxo "increase," auxein "to increase;" Gothic aukan "to grow, increase;" Old English eacien "to increase"). Related: Augmented; augmenting. As a noun from early 15c.

1. The government 'sfirst concern was to augment the army and auxiliary forces.

政府が関心を持っている主な問題は、軍隊と補助チームの拡充だ。

2.They hit upon another idea to augment their income.

彼らはまた収入を増やす方法を考え出した。

3.While searching for a way to augment the family income,she began making dolls.

何とかして家計を増やそうと、ぬいぐるみを作り始めた。dd>

4.At first this did but augment her grief！

最初は、これは彼女の悲しみを加えただけだった！

5.How can we hope to augment our forces when our allies are deserting us？

同盟国が背信しているのに、私たちの兵力を拡大することを期待することはできないだろうか。