单词 | upliftment |
释义 | upliftmentn. Chiefly Black and Indian English. The action or process of improving or raising to a new standard; spec. amelioration of economic or social conditions; the result of this. ΚΠ 1926 Brit. Weekly 15 Apr. 46/3 Native women of the educated class might be potent influences in the upliftment and betterment of their people. 1973 Caribbean Contact Feb. 11/3 A company of West Indians formed for the economic upliftment of the people of the region. 1976 Nigerian Chron. 18 Aug. 12/2 Mr Onette congratulated the people of Osomba..for their initiative towards educational up-liftment in their community. 1979 P. Nihalani et al. Indian & Brit. Eng. i. 187 The upliftment of the rural areas should be a top priority for the government. 1984 Times 25 Aug. 5/2 His immediate priorities would be the economic and educational upliftment of his people. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2019). > as lemmasupliftment upliftment n. Brit. /ˌʌpˈlɪftm(ə)nt/ , U.S. /ˌəpˈlɪf(t)mənt/ < n.1926 as lemmas |
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