1650s, from French amélioration, from Old French ameillorer (12c.), from a "to" (see ad-) + meillior (Modern French meìlleur) "to better," from Late Latin meliorare "improve," from Latin melior "better," perhaps originally "stronger," and related to Greek mala "very, very much," from PIE *mel- "strong, great" (see multi-).
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. One of the most startling proposals for amelioration, in fact, came from Wall Street.
實(shí)際上, 最令人注意的改良建議之一出自華爾街.
來(lái)自辭典例句
2. No other question received as much attention or stimulated as many investigations and proposals for amelioration.
沒(méi)有其它問(wèn)題受到如此之多的注意,或引起這樣多的調(diào)查和改良的建議.
來(lái)自辭典例句
3. I've heard that Liebig has made some wonderful discoveries in the amelioration of soils.