Increased means something has become bigger — more in amount, number, or how strong it is. “The price increased” and “they increased the price” both work: a thing can grow by itself, or someone can make it grow.

Increased means的意思是 something has become bigger某樣東西變得更大了， — more in amount, number, or how strong it is.在數量、數目，或程度上變得更多、更強。 “The price increased”這句話 and和 “they increased the price”這句話 both work:兩種說法都對： a thing can grow by itself,東西可以自己變大， or someone can make it grow.或者有人可以讓它變大。

As a describing word, an increased risk is a risk that is already bigger than before.

As a describing word,當作形容詞用的時候， an increased risk「an increased risk」這個說法， is a risk指的是一個風險， that is already bigger than before.這個風險已經比以前更大了。

Though actually, increased and increasing are not twins. Increased looks back: the change has happened. Increasing is still going on.

Though actually,不過其實， increased and increasing「increased」和「increasing」 are not twins.並不是雙胞胎，意思不完全一樣。 Increased looks back:「Increased」是往回看的： the change has happened.這個改變已經發生了。 Increasing is still going on.「Increasing」則是還在繼續進行中。

The word is ordinary — news, school, shops — not fancy. In very casual talk people also just say “went up” or “got bigger.”

The word is ordinary這個字很普通， — news, school, shops —像新聞、學校、商店都會用到， not fancy.不是什麼很花俏的字。 In very casual talk在非常口語的說法中， people also just say人們也會直接說 “went up”「漲了」的意思， or或 “got bigger.”「變大了」的意思。