melioration

[.mi:ljə'reiʃən]

n. 改善, 改进, 改良

词形变化

形容词: meliorable | 名词: meliorator | 动词过去式: meliorated | 动词过去分词: meliorated | 动词现在分词: meliorating | 动词第三人称单数: meliorates |

英英释义

名词 melioration:

the act of relieving ills and changing for the better

同义词：amelioration, betterment

a condition superior to an earlier condition

同义词：improvement

the linguistic process in which over a period of time a word grows more positive in connotation or more elevated in meaning

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