meliorism

n. 社会向善论

发音

UK /ˈmiːlɪəɹɪz(ə)m/

词形变化

meliorisms 复数 meliorisms

别名

ameliorism

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The view or doctrine that the world can be improved through human effort (often understood as an intermediate outlook between optimism and pessimism).

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词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

belief

词源

From Latin melior (“better”) + -ism. Reportedly coined by British author George Eliot in her letters, published in 1877.

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