ameliorate
美音:
[ə´mi:ljə´reıt
]英音:
[ə´mi:ljə´reıt
]v.改善,改进
难易程度:
ameliorate为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
动词过去式:ameliorated 过去分词:ameliorated 现在分词:ameliorating 第三人称单数:ameliorates
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ameliorate
/ə'mi:lɪəreɪt; ə`milɪə,ret/
v [I, Tn] (fml 文) (cause sth to) become better (使某事物)变得更好, 改善, 改良
*ameliorate conditions, circumstances, living standards, etc 改进情况, 改善环境, 提高生活水平.
ameliorate
v [T][
Date: 1700-1800;
Origin: meliorate
'to ameliorate' (16-20 centuries), from
Late Latin, past participle of meliorare, from
Latin melior
'better']
formal to make a bad situation better or less harmful
=
improve It is not clear what can be done to ameliorate the situation.>amelioration [ə,miːliə'reɪʃən/