ameliorate
/əˈmiːljəreɪt/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。
派生词
amelioration
nounameliorative
adjectiveameliorator
noun词源
mid 18th cent.: alteration of MELIORATE, influenced by French amêliorer, from meilleur 'better'.