单词 | amelioration |
释义 | Word Frequency amelioration(əˌmiːljəˈreɪʃən) noun 1. the act or an instance of ameliorating or the state of being ameliorated 2. something that ameliorates; an improvement 3. Also called: elevation linguistics (of the meaning of a word) a change from pejorative to neutral or positively pleasant. The word nice has achieved its modern meaning by amelioration from the earlier sense foolish, silly |
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