betterment 详细解释

betterment

['betəmənt]

n.改善, （不动产的）增值,〈法律〉房客修缮房屋

n.

1. 改善; 改进[U]

work for the betterment of senior citizens

为改善老年人的处境而工作

2. 【律】(使不动产增值的超出一般修缮的)改良[P]

词形变化

动词过去式: bettered | 动词过去分词: bettered | 动词现在分词: bettering | 动词第三人称单数: betters |

词义辨析

同义参见:

enrichment  promotion  recovery  refinement  

英英释义

名词 betterment:

a change for the better; progress in development

同义词：improvement, advance

an improvement that adds to the value of a property or facility

the act of relieving ills and changing for the better

同义词：amelioration, melioration

补充

bettermentbetterment英:[ˈbetəmənt] 美:[ˈbɛtəmənt]n.1.改好; 改良; 改进

例句

1. His research is for the betterment of mankind.他的研究是为全人类造福。 2. they believed that what they were doing was vital for the betterment of society.他们相信他们正在做的事情对社会改良至关重要。 3. [as modifier]a betterment charge.不动产增值税。 4. working for the betterment of the lives of working people为改善劳动人民的生活而努力

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