melioration

melioration读音音标

英 [ˌmi:ljə\'reɪʃən]

美 [ˌmiljə\'reɪʃən]

melioration意思解释

n.

改善；

英英释义

n.

the act of relieving ills and changing for the better

同义词：ameliorationbetterment

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