accelerate: [16] Accelerate comes from Latin accelerāre, a compound verb formed from the intensive prefix ad- (ac- before /k/ sounds) and celerāre ‘hurry’. Celerāre, in turn, derived from the adjective celer ‘fast’ (which gave English celerity [15] and is ultimately related to hold).
accelerate (v.)
1520s, from Latin acceleratus, past participle of accelerare "to hasten, quicken," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + celerare "hasten," from celer "swift" (see celerity). Related: Accelerated; accelerating.
权威例句
1. We need to accelerate the pace of change in our backward country.
我们应当为落后的祖国加快变革的脚步。
2. Perhaps the fact that the car was tailgating him made him accelerate.
或许是因为那辆汽车跟得太紧,他才加速的。
3. Inflation continues to accelerate.
通货膨胀不断加速。
4. Our country should accelerate the economic growth.