amendment
noun /əˈmendmənt/
/əˈmendmənt/
- [countable, uncountable] a small change or improvement that is made to a document or proposed new law; the process of changing a document or proposed new law
（法律、文件的）改动，修正案，修改，修订 - to introduce/propose/table an amendment (= to suggest it)
提出一项修正案 - Parliament passed the bill without further amendment.
议会未作进一步修改便通过了议案。 - amendment to something She made several minor amendments to her essay.
她对自己的论文作了几处小的修改。
- In total 217 MPs backed the rebel amendment opposing the government.
共有 217 名议会议员支持反叛者提出的反对政府的修正案。 - On a free vote, the amendment was carried by 292 votes to 246.
根据自由投票，修正案以 292 票对 246 票获得通过。 - Parliament accepted the amendment and the bill was passed.
议会采纳了修正案，通过了议案。 - She withdrew her amendment and left the meeting.
她撤回了修正案，离开了会场。 - The Senate added numerous amendments to the bill.
参议院将很多修正案加到这项议案中。 - The committee does not adequately consult others when drafting amendments.
委员会在起草修正案时没有充分征求他人的意见。 - The new clause was accepted without amendment.
新条款未经修改就被采纳了。 - The programme is subject to amendment.
这个计划还有待修改。 - an amendment to the Clean Water Act
《净水法》修正案
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- important
- major
- significant
- …
- introduce
- make
- draft
- …
- pass (something)
- ban something
- outlaw something
- …
- without amendment
- amendment to
- to introduce/propose/table an amendment (= to suggest it)
- Amendment[countable] a statement of a change to the Constitution of the US
（美国的）宪法修正案 - The 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote.
第 19 条宪法修正案赋予妇女选举权。
CultureIn the US the first ten amendments to the Constitution are called the bill of rights. Each amendment to the US Constitution needs a two-thirds majority in each House and must be approved by 75% of the states.- He is simply exercising his First-Amendment rights.
他只是在行使《第一修正案》赋予自己的权利。 - a call to repeal the 22nd amendment to the Constitution
撤销宪法第 22 条修正案的呼声 - They have proposed an amendment to the federal constitution.
他们对联邦宪法提出了一项修正案。 - a constitutional amendment allowing same-sex marriage
允许同性婚姻的宪法修正案
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- important
- major
- significant
- …
- introduce
- make
- draft
- …
- pass (something)
- ban something
- outlaw something
- …
- without amendment
- amendment to
- The 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote.
词源Middle English (in the sense ‘improvement, correction’): from Old French amendement, from amender, based on Latin emendare, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out of’ + menda ‘a fault’.