Modify
['mɒdɪfaɪ] or ['mɑdɪfaɪ]
解釋/意思:
(verb.) make less severe or harsh or extreme; 'please modify this letter to make it more polite'; 'he modified his views on same-gender marriage'.
(verb.) add a modifier to a constituent.
杰瑞德校對--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(v. t.) To change somewhat the form or qualities of; to alter somewhat; as, to modify a contrivance adapted to some mechanical purpose; to modify the terms of a contract.
(v. t.) To limit or reduce in extent or degree; to moderate; to qualify; to lower.
埃弗雷特編輯
同義詞及近義詞：
v. a. [1]. Shape, give form to, give a special mode to.[2]. Alter, change, vary, give a new form to.
尤金校對
解釋/意思:
v.t. to set bounds to: to moderate: to change the form or quality of: to alter slightly: to vary.—adj. Modifī′able.—n. Modificā′tion act of modifying or state of being modified: result of alteration or change: changed shape or condition.—adjs. Mod′ificātive Mod′ificātory tending to modify: causing change of form or condition.—n. Mod′ifīer.
錄入:莫伊拉
例句/造句/用法:
- The sounds produced by the vocal cords are transformed into speech by the help of the tongue and lips, which modify the shape of the mouth cavity. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科學通論.
- The other point is persons modify one another's dispositions only through the special use they make of physical conditions. 約翰·杜威. 民主與教育.
- The movements of the enemy's cavalry may, of course, modify your action. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U．S．格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- Such a result would necessarily modify these instructions. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U．S．格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- We have already noted that plasticity is the capacity to retain and carry over from prior experience factors which modify subsequent activities. 約翰·杜威. 民主與教育.
- Of course the reader will modify the description given to suit his own wants and circumstances, but I can assure him that in some such way he can provide a silo at no great expense. 威廉K.大衛. 智者、化學家和偉大醫生的秘密.
- So many influences modify atmospheric conditions that unfailing predictions are impossible, but the Weather Bureau predictions prove true in about eight cases out of ten. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科學通論.
- He infers that many species have kept true for long periods, whereas a few have become modified. 查理斯·達爾文. 物種起源.
- In this case, his original impulse is modified. 約翰·杜威. 民主與教育.
- Agricultural methods also have been modified by the compression pump. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科學通論.
- From the strong principle of inheritance, any selected variety will tend to propagate its new and modified form. 查理斯·達爾文. 物種起源.
- Human actions are modified in a like fashion. 約翰·杜威. 民主與教育.
- The dominant species belonging to large and dominant groups tend to leave many modified descendants, which form new sub-groups and groups. 查理斯·達爾文. 物種起源.
- Thirdly, can instincts be acquired and modified through natural selection? 查理斯·達爾文. 物種起源.
- The sewing-machine had brought with it, like the friction match, one of the most profound influences in modifying domestic life, and making it different from that of all preceding time. 弗蘭克·路易斯·戴爾. 愛迪生的生平和發明.
- For every act, by the principle of habit, modifies disposition--it sets up a certain kind of inclination and desire. 約翰·杜威. 民主與教育.
- It modifies the disposition of both the parties who partake in it. 約翰·杜威. 民主與教育.
- This modifies very materially what I have said, and what has been said by others, of the conduct of General Lew. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U．S．格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- I confess that this notebook, which did not appear at the inquest, modifies any views which I may have formed. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歸來記.
- Its essential feature is to maintain the continuity of knowing with an activity which purposely modifies the environment. 約翰·杜威. 民主與教育.
- Giving and taking of orders modifies action and results, but does not of itself effect a sharing of purposes, a communication of interests. 約翰·杜威. 民主與教育.
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