“日益”常见的英文表达是 “increasingly” 或 “more and more”,具体使用取决于语境:
1、 increasingly
用于正式或书面语境,强调“逐渐且显著地增加”,常修饰形容词或动词。
例如:
The problem is becoming increasingly complex.(问题日益复杂。)
Public concern about the environment is growing increasingly urgent.(公众对环境的担忧日益紧迫。)
2、 more and more
更口语化,适用于日常对话,强调“程度不断加深”。
例如:
People are using smartphones more and more in their daily lives.(人们在日常生活中使用智能手机的频率日益增加。)
She’s becoming more and more confident.(她日益自信。)
其他替代表达(根据语境选择):gradually(逐渐地,侧重过程缓慢)
steadily(稳步地,强调持续)
ever more(正式,常用于文学或学术语境)
选择建议:若需强调变化趋势的显著性,用 increasingly。
若描述日常习惯或状态的加深,用 more and more 更自然。
例如:
Technology is increasingly integrated into our lives.(技术日益融入我们的生活。)
He’s getting more and more impatient.(他越来越不耐烦了。)