Amendment
[ə'men(d)m(ə)nt] or [ə'mɛndmənt]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) the act of amending or correcting.
(noun.) a statement that is added to or revises or improves a proposal or document (a bill or constitution etc.).
伊内兹手打--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(n.) An alteration or change for the better; correction of a fault or of faults; reformation of life by quitting vices.
(n.) In public bodies; Any alternation made or proposed to be made in a bill or motion by adding, changing, substituting, or omitting.
(n.) Correction of an error in a writ or process.
约瑟夫編輯
同義詞及近義詞:
n. [1]. Improvement, emendation, reformation, change for the better.[2]. Correction, alteration.
厄玛編輯
例句/造句/用法:
- I wrote for their amendment, and not their approbation. 喬納森·斯威夫特. 格列佛遊記.
- Tom's amendment was alarmingly slow. 簡·奧斯丁. 曼斯費爾德莊園.
- His amendment was, for _not_ read _only_. 本傑明·佛蘭克林. 佛蘭克林自傳.
- He rose, he said, to speak in favour of the honourable member's motion, with one slight amendment subjoined. 瑪麗·雪萊. 最後一個人.
- The amendment proposed by you cannot be acceded to in full. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U.S.格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- If her health is such that discussions fatigue her, we will wait her amendment. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- Hence we make frequent and troublesome changes without amendment, and often for the worse. 本傑明·佛蘭克林. 佛蘭克林自傳.
- Mine happened to be preferred, and, with a few amendments, was accordingly reported. 本傑明·佛蘭克林. 佛蘭克林自傳.
- These amendments the Assembly considered as inconsistent with the spirit of liberty. 本傑明·佛蘭克林. 佛蘭克林自傳.
- There were two noteworthy amendments to Jefferson's draft. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- Ralph only made some criticisms and proposed some amendments; but I defended my text. 本傑明·佛蘭克林. 佛蘭克林自傳.
編輯:梅森