[ə'miːliəreɪt][ə'miːliəreɪt]
  • vt. 使改善;使变好
  • vi. 改善;变好
  • 记忆方法

    词源词根法
    【结构分析】ameliorate=a(去)+melior(改善)+ate(动词后缀)→改善=【词源解释】melior←拉丁语meliorare(改善)←拉丁语melior(更好)=【同源词】meliorate(改善、改良),meliorism(世界改良论)
      verb(动词)
      1. 使变好,改善,改进

    双解例句

    verb(动词)
    1. 使变好,改善,改进

      Foreign aid is badly needed to ameliorate the effects of the drought.

      急需外援以缓解干旱造成的灾情。

    小知识

    To ameliorate is to step in and make a bad situation better. You could try introducing a second lollipop to ameliorate a battle between two toddlers over a single lollipop.

    The verb ameliorate comes from the Latin word meliorare, meaning “improve.” Food drives can ameliorate hunger. An air conditioner can ameliorate the discomfort of a stiflingly hot summer day. A sympathy card can ameliorate grief. Family therapy can ameliorate severe sibling rivalry. Anything that can lift a burden or make something better can ameliorate.

    实用短语

    1. damper ameliorate

      词性不符,抑制因素,改进

    2. ameliorate e

      改善,改良,减轻,提高

    3. ameliorate its consequences

      减轻其造成的后果,减轻其后果,改善及其后果

    4. ameliorate detail

      改良

    5. ameliorate living standard

      提高生活水平

    6. ameliorate exacerbate

      改善

    7. bring forward ameliorate scheme

      提出改进方案

    8. law ameliorate

      法律改造

    9. loop ameliorate

      回路改进

    单词用法

    词根词缀
    词根 melior= better 更好 ameliorate v. 改善,改良 a 加强 + melior 更好 + ate 做,造成,使… → 改善,改良 amelioration n. 改善,改进 a + melior 更好 + ation 行为,过程,状态,结果 → 改善,改进 meliorable adj. 可改善的,可改进的;可改良的 melior 更好 + able 可…的,能…的;具有…性质的 → 可改善的,可改进的;可改良的 meliorate v. 改善,改进;改良 melior 更好 + ate 做,造成,使… → 改善,改进;改良 melioration n. 改善 melior 更好 + ation 行为,过程,状态,结果 → 改善 meliorative adj. 改善的,改良的 melior 更好 + ative 有…倾向(性质)的,属于…的 → 改善的,改良的

    同义词

    反义词

    vt. & vi.改善;改良

    deteriorate

    其他释义

    deteriorate

    同根词

    词根:ameliorate

    adj.

    ameliorative改善的

    n.

    amelioration改进,改善