reformation

• n. 革新；改善

来自 reform,改革，改正。

reformation (n.)

"improvement, alteration for the better," late 14c., "restoration;" mid-15c., "improvement," from Old French reformacion and directly from Latin reformationem (nominative reformatio), noun of action from past participle stem of reformare (see reform (v.)). In reference to the European religious movement, it is attested by 1540s, borrowed from Luther. The movement began as a bid to reform doctrines and practices of the Church of Rome.

1. He devoted his energies to the reformation of science.

他致力于科学的革新。

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2. A drastic reformation of the present housing system has been carried out.

目前的住房制度正在彻底改革.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3. The second part of Duffy's book is a detailed chronology of the Reformation.

达菲这本书中的第二部分按时间顺序对宗教改革运动进行了详细记录。

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4. At the moment in every household, road and lane, people are discussing the reformation.

眼下家家户户, 街头巷尾, 人们都在谈论着改革运动.

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5. The Synod's declarations prevailed de jure but not de facto in the Roman Catholic Church down to the Reformation era.

直到宗教改革时期，教会会议的声明在天主教会中都仍然只是法律上认可，而非事实上通行。

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