1610s, from Latin accretionem (nominative accretio) "an increasing, a growing larger" (as of the waxing moon), noun of action from past participle stem of accrescere, from ad- "to" (see ad-) + crescere "grow" (see crescent).
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. A coral reef is built by the accretion of tiny, identical organisms.
珊瑚礁是由許多相同的微生物不斷堆積而成。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Every culture is an accretion.
每一種文化都是長(zhǎng)期積淀的結(jié)果.
來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
3. The multiple migration - accretion concept of Gruner deserves mention.
格魯納的多次遷移 ― ―增長(zhǎng)說受到了重視.
來自辭典例句
4. This formation, called an accretion disk, may be very important in some stellar birth sequences.
這種構(gòu)成物即所謂吸積盤, 它在恒星誕生的某些階段可能是非常重要的.
來自辭典例句
5. There are two main theories concerning massive star formation accretion and merger.