1. 改善:meliorate 改善 | melioration 改善 | meliorative 改善的
2. 改良:melilot 草木犀 | melioration 改良 | melon 甜瓜
3. 土壤改良:Melilotus suaveolens Ledeb. 野草木樨 | melioration 土壤改良 | mellow consistency 松软结持度
noun
1. the act of relieving ills and changing for the better
Synonym: ameliorationbetterment
2. the linguistic process in which over a period of time a word grows more positive in connotation or more elevated in meaning
3. a condition superior to an earlier condition
e.g. the new school represents a great improvement
Synonym: improvement