► 名詞
増し [(2)まし] meaning: increase rank: 2
☆ 深夜料金は二割増しになる ⇨ The fee will increase by 20% during late night
► 形容動詞
増し [(2)まし] [coll] meaning: better rank: 2
☆ 家族の負担になるより死んだほうがましだ ⇨ I’d rather die than be a burden to my family
☆ 虫を食べるのは餓死するよりはましだ ⇨ Eating bugs is better than starving to death
☆ 痛みはずっとましになった ⇨ The pain has subsided significantly (☛ Something bad becomes less so)
☆ もう少しましなのはないのかよ？ ⇨ Isn’t there anything a little better than this? (☛ Something is not as bad as other options)
More examples:
- 近年の温暖化で熱中症が急増している ⇨ Heatstrokes have drastically increased because of the recent warming
- 今月失業率は微増した ⇨ The unemployment rate has slightly increased this month
- 彼女の演技は円熟味が増した ⇨ Her acting performance has matured, become richer
- 建築会社は費用を水増しして市に請求していた ⇨ The construction company was inflating the expenses and charging the city
- 大雨で川の水かさが増した ⇨ The water level of the river increased due to heavy rain
- 彼女は年を重ねるごとに魅力が増した ⇨ She has become more attractive as she has added ages, got older
- その病気の患者の数は漸増し続けている ⇨ The number of the patient of the disease has been increasing gradually
- 子犬は日増しに成長している ⇨ The puppy is growing every day
- 近年アレルギー患者が急増した ⇨ Allergy patients have dramatically increased in recent years
- 最近似たような犯罪が激増している ⇨ Lately similar crimes have increased dramatically
- 戦闘は激しさを増した ⇨ The battle has increased its intensity
- インターネットで匿名で他人を誹謗中傷する事例が激増している ⇨ The cases of anonymous slanders on internet has skyrocketed