ameliorate
ameliorate[əˈmiːlɪəreɪt]verb- [with obj.]make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better
变好,改善
the reform did much to ameliorate living standards.
改革使生活水平改善了许多。
派生ameliorationnounameliorativeadjectiveamelioratornoun语源- mid 18th cent.: alteration of meliorate,influenced by French amêliorer, from meilleur 'better'
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