modification
noun /ˌmɒdɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/
/ˌmɑːdɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/
[uncountable, countable]- modification (of/to/in something) the act or process of changing something in order to improve it or make it more acceptable; a change that is made
修改；改进；改变 - Considerable modification of the existing system is needed.
需要对现有的系统进行相当大的改进。 - It might be necessary to make a few slight modifications to the design.
也许有必要对这个设计稍作几处修改。
- A modification in the law has not led to an increase in prosecutions.
法律的修订并未导致诉讼案件增加。 - The design requires considerable modification.
这个设计需要进行大的修改。 - The original plan had undergone fairly extensive modifications.
已经对原计划作了相当大的修改。 - These bikes are designed for racing and cannot be used on the road without modification.
这些自行车是为比赛设计的，不改装不能上路。 - We need to make a few modifications to the proposals.
我们需要对提案作几处修改。 - a modification in smoking behaviour among older men
年纪较长的人吸烟行为的改变 - people opposed to the genetic modification of plants
反对改造植物基因的人
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- considerable
- extensive
- major
- …
- involve
- need
- require
- …
- with modification
- without modification
- modification in
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词源late 15th cent. (in Scots law, denoting the assessment of a payment): from French, or from Latin modificatio(n-), from modificare, from modus ‘measure’, from an Indo-European root shared by mete. - Considerable modification of the existing system is needed.