English Dictionary

amelioration

/əˌmiːliəˈɹeɪʃən/

noun

The act of making better. / An improvement. / (linguistics) The process by which a term gains a more positive connotation over time.

The amelioration of living conditions in the community has been a top priority for the government.

意味（1）

The act of making better.

The tumult was over, and all things returned to their old place; and the abuse remained without remedy, and the wrong without redress. Ah! if the doctrine of amelioration be true, what a mighty debt does the future owe to the past!

意味（2）

An improvement.

意味（3）

(linguistics) The process by which a term gains a more positive connotation over time.

意味（4）

(philosophy) An ameliorative change of a concept or a repertoire of concepts.

pre-amelioration