aggrandizement /əˈɡrændɪzmənt/

BRIT also aggrandisement

• 1. 

  N-UNCOUNT If someone does something for aggrandizement, they do it in order to get power, wealth, and importance for themselves. 扩张 [正式] [usu with supp] → see also self-aggrandizement

  例：

  It would be the first time in human history that economic necessity has prevailed over military aggrandizement.

  经济需要压过了军事扩张，这将是人类有史以来的第一次。