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中国語を学ぶ人が増えている.
× People who are learning Chinese are increasing.
○ The number of people who are learning Chinese is increasing.
英語でincreaseするのは人ではなく数量を表す語(number, populationなど).
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increase: 税金・価格・割合・分量などが増加すること. 増加内容を表す場合は in, 増加の幅を表す場合は from … to などの前置詞が後続する e.g. The number of private universities has increased from 100 to 200.: 私立大学の数は100から200に増加した
grow: 物の数量・サイズ・程度などが増大すること. 時に増加内容を表す in number, popularity, proportion, rate, size などが後続する. e.g. Their gain is growing at a constant/remarkable rate.: 彼らの利益は着実に/特筆すべき割合で増えている
multiply: 物の数量・度合いなどが増加すること. 時に昆虫や細菌などの増殖を含意する e.g. The number of the troubles multiplied rapidly.: トラブルの数が急に増えた
/icons/point.icon INCREASE, ENLARGE, AUGMENT, MULTIPLY mean to make or become greater.
INCREASE used intransitively implies progressive growth in size, amount, or intensity; used transitively it may imply simple not necessarily progressive addition. e.g. his waistline increased with age
e.g. increased her landholdings
ENLARGE implies expansion or extension that makes greater in size or capacity. e.g. enlarged the kitchen
AUGMENT implies addition to what is already well grown or well developed. e.g. the inheritance augmented his fortune
MULTIPLY implies increase in number by natural generation or by indefinite repetition of a process. e.g. with each attempt the problems multiplied
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verb | inˈkrēs |
〈物･人などが〉 «…の点で/…だけ/…から/…まで» 増える, 増加, 増大する «in/by/from/to» (↔ decrease) e.g. no object : car use is increasing at an alarming rate
〈人･物･事が〉 «…から/…まで/…だけ» 〈物･数量･人〉を増やす, 高める «from/to/by»
e.g. with object : we are aiming to increase awareness of social issues
e.g. (as adjective increasing) : the increasing numbers of students. noun | ˈinkrēs |
«…の/…に対する» 増加, 上昇; 増加量 «in, of/over» (↔ decrease) e.g. some increase in inflation
e.g. an increase from sixteen to eighteen clubs.
PHRASES
becoming greater, more common, or more frequent.
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