英语词汇“melioration”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

melioration

释义

Noun: melioration `meelyu'reyshun

The act of relieving ills and changing for the better
- amelioration, betterment
A condition superior to an earlier condition
- improvement
The linguistic process in which over a period of time a word grows more positive in connotation or more elevated in meaning

Derived forms: meliorations

See also: meliorate

Type of: condition, drift, improvement, status

Encyclopedia: Melioration

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