amelioration

英 [əˌmiːliə'reɪʃn] 美 [əˌmiːliə'reɪʃn]

• n. 改善；改良；改进

英英释义

Noun:

1. the act of relieving ills and changing for the better

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. Work for the amelioration of prisons.
   改善监狱用费四百利弗。
2. At last, the whole paper is summarized and provides theories and experiences for more effective amelioration.
   最后，对全文进行总结，为今后的改进提供理论支持与经验积累。
3. In industry some amelioration of the atmosphere in the steamy, gas-lighted workrooms was forced on mill owners to offset an increasing sickness rate.
   在工业上，潮湿的以天然气来照明的车间的环境有一些改进，但对于磨房主要弥补的逐渐升高的疾病率来说很牵强。

经典引文

• Amelioration..is well illustrated by knight, which used to mean 'servant'.

  出自： T. Pyles

• The size of the problem puts it beyond any kind of little amelioration, any little reform, improvement, or inducement.

  出自： E. F. Schumacher

词汇搭配

• ameliorate 使改善
• soil amelioration 土壤改良
• agricultural amelioration 农业土壤改良...
• amelioration credit 改良信用
• seed amelioration 种子改良

近反义词

【近义词】

• betterment 改善
• improvement 改进
• enhancement 增强
• enrichment 丰富
• upgrading 提升
• amendment 修正
• melioration 改善

【反义词】

• deterioration 恶化