aggrandizement

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

It would be the first time in human history that economic necessity has prevailed over military aggrandizement. 經(jīng)濟(jì)需要壓過(guò)了軍事擴(kuò)張，這將是人類有史以來(lái)的第一次。