- 1r/ɪnˈkriːsɪŋli/越來越；日益
More and more as time passes; becoming stronger, more common, or more often over time.
「increasingly」是英文裡「隨著時間越來越…」的副詞，放在形容詞或動詞前面，例如 increasingly popular（越來越受歡迎）、increasingly worried（越來越擔心）。它強調的是「一個往上走的趨勢」，不是一次到位，而是慢慢累積，比 very 多了「一直在變多」的時間感。
示範例句 · Example
Homework is becoming increasingly important as the exams get closer.
中文翻譯隨著考試越來越近，作業變得越來越重要。
常見搭配
increasingly popular
越來越受歡迎
more and more liked over time
Cycling to school is becoming increasingly popular.
increasingly important
越來越重要
more and more important over time
Saving water is increasingly important in dry regions.
increasingly worried
越來越擔心
more and more worried
Her parents became increasingly worried as it got dark.
increasingly difficult
越來越困難
harder and harder
It was increasingly difficult to hear over the noise.
increasingly likely
越來越有可能
more and more likely to happen
Rain looked increasingly likely, so we packed up.
意思相近
more and moreprogressivelyever moresteadilygradually
意思相反
less and lessdecreasingly
core核心畫面
From the word’s history
From Middle English encreessingli; increasing + -ly.
由 increasing「增加中的」加 -ly 組成。
Picture a line on a graph upward: each year the same thing is a bit more true than the year before. The word does not say how much — only that the direction is up and it is still moving.
同家族的字
意思相近
more and moreprogressivelyever moresteadilygradually
意思相反
less and lessdecreasingly
原始詞典資料1 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
increasinglyadv
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Increasing in amount or intensity.
- After the introduction of the Highland Railway class, the progress of the 4-6-0 was tardy for some years.Then, when designers were increasingly turning to it as the answer to their growing motive power problems, production of 4-6-0s swelled into a flood tide.
- Sydney is a fast city, and the pace is becoming increasingly more frantic.
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