单词 | improve |
释义 | Word Frequency improve(ɪmˈpruːv) verb 1. to make or become better in quality; ameliorate 2. (transitive) to make (buildings, land, etc) more valuable by additions or betterment 3. (intr; usually foll by on or upon) to achieve a better standard or quality in comparison (with) to improve on last year's crop noun 4. on the improve Derived forms improvable (imˈprovable) adjective improvability (imˌprovaˈbility) or improvableness (imˈprovableness) noun improvably (imˈprovably) adverb improver (imˈprover) noun improvingly (imˈprovingly) adverb Word origin C16: from Anglo-French emprouer to turn to profit, from en prou into profit, from prou profit, from Late Latin prōde beneficial, from Latin prōdesse to be advantageous, from pro-1 + esse to be |
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