increased:increase 的过去式/过去分词或形容词用法,表示“增加了的;增大的;提高了的”。(也可引申为“增强的、上升的”。)
/ɪnˈkriːst/
The price increased last week.
价格上周上涨了。
She noticed increased tension in the room after the announcement, which made everyone speak more quietly.
公告发布后,她注意到房间里的紧张气氛加剧了,这让大家说话都更小声了。
increase 源自中古法语 encreistre,进一步追溯到拉丁语 increscere(in- “向内/使……” + crescere “生长”),原意与“生长、增多”相关;increased 则表示“已经增长了的/被增加的”状态或结果。