meliorate

v. 改善, 改良, 变好

发音

其它 /ˈmiːli.əɹeɪt/

词形变化

meliorated meliorates 三单 meliorates meliorating meliorating 现在分词 meliorated 过去式 meliorated 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To make better; to improve; to solve a problem.

    及物

    They offered some compromises in an effort to meliorate the disagreement.

    June 8, 1783, George Washington, Circular to the States […] and the pure and benign light of revelation have had a meliorating influence on mankind.

  2. 2.

    To become better.

    不及物

词汇关系

动词

同义词 4

better improve amend ameliorate

上位词 4

turn change alter modify

下位词 10

down help doctor perfect fix build raise condition lift advance

近义相关 4

better improve amend ameliorate

词源

First attested in 1542; borrowed from Late Latin meliorātus, perfect passive participle of meliorō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from melior (“better”).

来源：wiktionary