increase

分析词义

"Increase"作为动词时，表示“增加”，“提高”；作为名词时，指的是“增长”或者“增加的量”。

列举例句

• We need to increase production to meet demand. (我们需要增加产量以满足需求。)
• The city has seen an increase in crime recently. (这个城市最近犯罪率有所上升。)
• His salary will increase by 5% next year. (他的薪资明年将增加5%。)

词根分析

"Increase"来自拉丁语词根 "crescere"，意思是“成长”，“增加”

词缀分析

"In-"是前缀,常见用法是表示方向或转变, "-crease"是词根，表示“增长”。没有后缀。

发展历史和文化背景

"increase" 出现在14世纪，源于拉丁语 "in-" （加深）和 "crescere" (生长) 的结合。这一词汇成为英语中表达增长、提升的主要方式。

单词变形

单词 "increase" 作为动词时，过去式为 "increased"；过去分词为 "increased"；现在分词为 "increasing"。作为名词时单复数形式一样。固定搭配有 "increase in", "increase by" 等。

记忆辅助

你可以通过相似音"因熊猫"或者联想到"in"+"crease"(褶皱，即品项越来越多)记住这个单词。

小故事

David started a small business in his garage. As time went on, his sales began to increase. Finally, he moved his business into a large office building.

(David在他的车库里开始了一项小生意。随着时间的推移，他的销售额开始增加。最终，他将生意搬到了一座大办公楼里。)

increasingly

分析词义

"Increasingly"是个副词，意思是“愈来愈，越来越”。用于描述事物或情况随时间的推移而增加或逐渐增强。

列举例句

• We are becoming increasingly aware of the importance of healthy eating.

我们越来越意识到健康饮食的重要性。

• It's becoming increasingly difficult to find a job.

找工作变得越来越难。

• Companies are increasingly aware that they need more diversity in their teams.

公司们正在逐渐意识到他们的团队需要更多的多元化。

词根分析

"Increasingly"来源于含有词根"creas"的单词"increase"，"creas"具有"增长"的意义。

词缀分析

"Increasingly"的后缀“-ly”是常见的副词后缀，将形容词转化为副词。

发展历史和文化背景

"Increasingly"这个词在14世纪的早期从拉丁文的 "crescere" 演变而来，原意是“增长”。

单词变形

"Increasingly"是副词。它的形容词形式是“increasing”，名词形式是“increase”。

记忆辅助

你可以联系其他副词以辅助记忆，例如：happily, beautifully, softly. 所有这些都有“-ly”的后缀。

小故事

As the days passed, Mary found herself increasingly interested in art. She spent her weekends in galleries, admiring the creativity of the artists.

随着日子的推移，玛丽发现自己越来越对艺术产生了兴趣。她把周末的时间都花在画廊里，欣赏艺术家们的创造力。