amelioration 指透過行動或過程使情況變得更好。
改善、改進
EN: The amelioration of living conditions was the government's top priority.
翻譯: 生活條件的改善是政府的首要任務。
緩和、減輕
EN: The new policy led to a significant amelioration of the conflict.
翻譯: 新政策使衝突得到顯著緩和。
（語言學）詞義的褒義化
EN: The word 'nice' underwent an amelioration, shifting from meaning 'foolish' to 'pleasant'.
翻譯: 「nice」這個詞經歷了詞義的褒義化，從意指「愚蠢的」轉變為意指「令人愉快的」。
小提醒：amelioration 是正式用語，通常指對較大、較嚴重問題的逐步改善，而非日常小事。
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1. the act of making something better; improvement
改善；改進
The amelioration of living conditions in the city was a key goal for the new mayor.
改善這座城市的生活條件是新市長的一個關鍵目標。
We have seen a steady amelioration in air quality over the past decade.
在過去十年中，我們看到空氣品質有了穩步的改善。
2. the process of becoming better or more satisfactory
好轉；變得更好
There has been a noticeable amelioration in her health since she started the new treatment.
自從她開始新的治療後，她的健康狀況有了明顯的好轉。
The amelioration of diplomatic relations between the two countries is a positive sign.
兩國外交關係的好轉是一個積極的信號。
3. (linguistics) the process by which a word's meaning becomes more positive or favorable over time
（語言學）詞義的褒義化；詞義向好的方向演變
The word 'nice' underwent an amelioration, shifting from meaning 'foolish' to its current positive sense.
「nice」這個詞經歷了詞義褒義化，從意指「愚蠢的」轉變為現在正面的含義。
Amelioration is a common semantic change observed in many languages.
詞義褒義化是在許多語言中觀察到的常見語義變化。
| Pattern | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| amelioration of + [noun] | ...的改善 | The amelioration of living conditions was their primary goal. (生活條件的改善是他們的首要目標。) |
| lead to an amelioration in + [noun] | 導致...的改善 | The new policy led to a significant amelioration in public health. (新政策導致公共衛生狀況顯著改善。) |
| seek/achieve amelioration | 尋求/實現改善 | The community sought amelioration of the environmental damage. (該社區尋求環境損害的改善。) |
| gradual/steady amelioration | 逐漸/穩步的改善 | We have observed a gradual amelioration in the patient's symptoms. (我們觀察到病人的症狀有逐漸的改善。) |
EN:We have seen a significant amelioration in the patient's symptoms this week.
翻譯:本週我們觀察到病人的症狀有顯著改善。
一般情況下，若改善的對象是具體問題（如貧困、疼痛），使用 amelioration of；若指某個領域的整體進步，則使用 amelioration in。
amelioration vs improvement
amelioration 通常指對負面狀況的改善，較正式且用於特定領域；improvement 則泛指任何方面的進步，更為通用。
amelioration vs enhancement
amelioration 側重於修正或減輕問題；enhancement 則側重於在原有基礎上增加價值或吸引力。
amelioration vs alleviation
amelioration 指整體狀況的改善；alleviation 則專指減輕痛苦、困難或症狀。
amelioration 在口語中常被用來引述或轉述他人對某個情況的正面評價，尤其是當情況正在好轉時。 EN: She mentioned the amelioration of working conditions after the new policy. 翻譯: 她提到了新政策實施後工作條件的改善。
EN:He kept talking about the amelioration in his symptoms since starting the treatment.
翻譯:他一直談論開始治療後症狀的改善。
在對話中，amelioration 有時會用來強調一個緩慢但持續的進步過程，帶有正式或深思熟慮的語氣。 EN: What we're seeing is not a quick fix, but a gradual amelioration. 翻譯: 我們看到的不是快速解決方案，而是一種漸進的改善。
EN:I believe there has been a real amelioration in community relations over the years.
翻譯:我相信這些年來社區關係確實有了真正的改善。
說話者偶爾會使用這個詞作為一個思考的停頓點，特別是在組織關於複雜或抽象進步的想法時。 EN: The process involves... amelioration... of the overall system efficiency. 翻譯: 這個過程涉及...整體系統效率的...改善。
EN:Our goal is the continuous amelioration... of the user experience.
翻譯:我們的目標是使用者體驗的持續改善...。
正式寫作提醒：在口語對話中使用 amelioration 會顯得相當正式或學術。在日常閒聊中，人們更常使用簡單的詞彙如 improvement、getting better 或 progress。
amelioration of
amelioration of [something]
對某事物的改善
seek amelioration
seek amelioration
尋求改善
process of amelioration
the process of amelioration
改善的過程
amelioration efforts
amelioration efforts
改善的努力
marked amelioration
marked amelioration
顯著的改善
lead to amelioration
lead to amelioration
導致改善
amelioration in
amelioration in [area/condition]
在某方面/條件上的改善
×The amelioration of the situation was happened quickly.
✓The amelioration of the situation happened quickly.
「amelioration」是名詞，作為主詞或受詞使用，不應與被動語態的動詞「was happened」連用。正確用法是直接使用主動語態的動詞描述其發生。
×He made an amelioration on his bad habits.
✓He made an improvement in his bad habits.
雖然「amelioration」和「improvement」意思相近，但「amelioration」是較正式、抽象的詞彙，通常用於描述狀況、條件或環境的整體改善，較不用於個人習慣這類具體、日常的對象。在這種情況下，使用「improvement」更為自然。
×This medicine provides fast amelioration.
✓This medicine provides fast relief.
「amelioration」指「改善」的過程或結果，是一個較為廣泛、長期的概念。對於症狀的快速緩解，更地道的用詞是「relief」。使用「amelioration」在此語境下會顯得不自然且過於正式。
×We need to amelioration the working conditions.
✓We need to ameliorate the working conditions.
「amelioration」是名詞。當需要表達「改善」這個動作時，應使用其動詞形式「ameliorate」。這是混淆詞性的常見錯誤。
×There was an amelioration from 10% to 30%.
✓There was an improvement from 10% to 30%.
「amelioration」通常不與具體的數字或百分比搭配來描述精確的增長。它更側重於性質或狀態的整體提升。描述具體的數值變化時，使用「improvement」或「increase」更為合適。