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amelioration

/uh-meel-yuh-rey-shuhn, uh-mee-lee-uh-/US // əˌmil yəˈreɪ ʃən, əˈmi li ə- //UK // (əˌmiːljəˈreɪʃən) //

改善,改良,改进,改善情况

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : an act or instance of ameliorating or making better; the state of being ameliorated or made better: the amelioration of working conditions.
    • : something that ameliorates; an improvement.
    • : melioration.

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Examples

  • The second year of our captivity passed—the same unvarying rotation of misery—no change, no amelioration of our condition.

  • We need a coordination of all the forces that make for social amelioration in modern life to correct present false impressions.

  • For every considerable amelioration the colony has been indebted to the whigs.

  • The most desirable amelioration of her lot will be secured by the admission of her free personality.

  • There appears no possibility of any real amelioration of their condition until they possess settled places of abode.