美化

• ピンイン: měi huà
• 漢字の分解: 美 = 羊 + 大 — beautiful; 化 = 亻 + 匕 — to change, transform

意味

美化する／（都合よく）粉飾する

Can mean physically improving the appearance of an environment (美化环境), or rhetorically glossing over flaws to present a rosier picture. The second sense often carries a critical tone — implying distortion or whitewashing.

例文

1. 社区志愿者周末聚集在广场，共同美化周边的绿化带和公共设施。
2. 这篇报道被批评人士指责刻意美化了当地的治理状况，掩盖了诸多深层问题。
3. 公司在宣传册中过度美化产品效果，导致消费者投诉率大幅上升。

使い方ガイド

場面: environment, media, politics, design

トーン: neutral

正しい言い方

• 学校组织学生在校园里种花植树，积极美化校园环境，营造良好的学习氛围。(The school organised students to plant flowers and trees on campus, actively beautifying the school environment and creating a positive atmosphere for learning.)
• 历史教科书不应当美化侵略行为，而应当客观呈现历史事实，让学生形成正确的历史观。(History textbooks should not whitewash acts of aggression but should present historical facts objectively, helping students form a correct understanding of history.)

避ける言い方

• 用'美化'表达'装饰'或'布置'的中性含义时语义可能偏负面 — 纯粹装饰性场合可用'装饰''布置'或'点缀' (When expressing purely decorative intentions, 美化 may carry a subtly negative undertone — use 装饰, 布置, or 点缀 for neutral decorative contexts)

起源と歴史

美 (beautiful) + 化 (transform, change). Together meaning to transform into something beautiful.

文化的背景

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal