aggrandize的词源

英文词源

aggrandize (v.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
1630s, "to make larger, increase," from French agrandiss-, present participle stem of agrandir "to augment" (16c.), ultimately from Latin ad "to" (see ad-) + grandire "to make great," from grandis (see grand (adj.)). The double -g- spelling in English is by analogy with Latin words in ad-. Related: Aggrandized; aggrandizing.

中文词源

aggrandize:增大

发音释义:[ə'grændaɪz] vt. 增加;夸大;强化

结构分析:aggrandize = ag(=ad,去)+grand(大的)+ize(动词后缀)→使…变大→增大

词源解释:grand←拉丁语grandis(大的)

同源词:grand(宏伟的),grandeur (壮丽),grandee(贵族、大公、要人),grandpa(爷爷)

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