[mass noun]the acquisition or gradual gathering of something 积累,积聚;堆积 the accumulation of wealth. 财富的积累。 ■[count noun]a mass or quantity of something that has gradually gathered or been acquired 积聚物;堆积物 the accumulation of paperwork on her desk. 堆积于她书桌上的文书工作。 ■the growth of a sum of money by the regular addition of interest (由定期利息带来的)资本增益
语源
late 15th cent.: from Latin accumulatio(n-), from the verb accumulare (see accumulate)