amendment
- 英式英标[ə\'mɛndmənt]
- 美式音标[ə\'men(d)m(ə)nt]
英文词源
- amendment (n.)
- early 13c., "betterment, improvement;" c. 1300, of persons, "correction, reformation," from Old French amendment, from amender (see amend). Sense expanded to include "correction of error in a legal process" (c. 1600) and "alteration of a writ or bill" to remove its faults (1690s).
中文解释
1. amend (法律文件的小修小改)修正案.
实用例句
- 1. Mr. Helm plans to assert that the bill violates the First Amendment.
- 赫尔姆先生打算声明该法案违反了宪法第一修正案。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. A constitutional amendment precludes any president from serving more than two terms.
- 一项宪法修正案使得任何总统的任职不得超过两届。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. Even if the amendment is passed it can be defeated judicially.
- 即使修正案获得通过，也有可能通过司法途径被废除。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. Parliament gained certain rights of amendment.
- 议会得到一定的修正权利。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. He tried to push the amendment through Parliament.
- 他力促议会通过该修正案。
来自柯林斯例句