amendment

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An alteration or change for the better; correction of a fault or of faults; reformation of life by quitting vices. countable,uncountable
  2. In public bodies, any alteration made or proposed to be made in a bill or motion that adds, changes, substitutes, or omits. countable,uncountable
    — Arrests and prosecutions intensified after Isis captured Mosul in June, but the groundwork had been laid by an earlier amendment to Jordan’s anti-terrorism law.
  3. Correction of an error in a writ or process. countable,uncountable
  4. An addition to and/or alteration to the Constitution. US,countable,especially,uncountable
    — The First Amendment guarantees freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition.
  5. That which is added; that which is used to increase or supplement something. countable,uncountable
    — a soil amendment

词形变化

amendments plural

词汇关系

下位词
constitutional amendment friendly amendment probing amendment wrecking amendment
衍生词
antiamendment counteramendment preamendment reamendment reasoned amendment unamendment
相关词
engrossed engrossed amendment repeal

词源

From French amendement, from Late Latin amendamentum, equivalent to amend + -ment.
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