meliorism
英 ['miːlɪərɪz(ə)m]
美['miljərɪzm]
- n. 世界改良论
英英释义
- 1. the belief that the world can be made better by human effort
中文词源
meliorism 社会向善论
来自meliorate,改善，变好，-ism,主义，思想。引申词义社会向善论。
英文词源
- meliorism (n.)
- "belief that the world tends to become better," 1868, from Latin melior (see meliorate) + -ism. Related: Meliorist (1835).