| 释义 |
en·large·ment
\-jmənt\ noun
(-s)
1. : an act or instance of enlarging or the state of being enlarged: as
a. : increase in bulk or extent : augmentation, expansion, extension
b. : expansion or intensification of mental powers : increase or breadth especially of knowledge or sympathies
c. : a setting at large : release from confinement, servitude, or distress : liberation
d. : diffusive quality or expatiation in discourse; often : amplification especially by copious illustration or detailed description
e. archaic : freedom from constraint (as in prayer)
2. : something that enlarges or is enlarged: as
a. obsolete : right, privilege
b. : something added
< building an enlargement on his new house >
3. : a photographic print larger than the negative that is made by projecting through a lens an image of the negative upon a photographic printing surface |