Ameliorate
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[编辑] 解释
[编辑] GRE 红宝书
- v. 改善, 改良
- ［英］ v. 改善, 改良 ( cause to become better)
- ［类］ 反义词: aggravate ( 恶化)
- ［同］ 派生词: amelioration ( n. 改善, 改良improvement)
- ［例］ ameliorate conditions, circumstances, living standards
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
verb (-rated; -rating)
- Etymology: alteration of meliorate
- Date: 1767
- transitive verb
- to make better or more tolerable
- intransitive verb
- to grow better
- Synonyms: see improve
- • amelioration noun
- • ameliorative adjective
- • ameliorator noun
- • amelioratory adjective
