augmentation
noun
[mass noun]the action or process of making or becoming greater in size or amount
增大;增多
■(Music)the lengthening of the time values of notes in a melodic part
(乐)(主旋律的)延长
■[count noun](Heraldry)an addition to a coat of arms granted as a mark of special honour
(纹章)(在外衣上)绣纹章(以示殊荣)
语源
late Middle English : from late Latin augmentatio(n-), from the verb augmentare (see augment)