late 14c., from Old French modifier (14c.), from Latin modificare "to limit, measure off, restrain," from modus "measure, manner" (see mode (n.1)) + root of facere "to make" (see factitious). Related: Modified; modifying.
实用例句
1. Established practices are difficult to modify.
既定的惯例是很难更改的.
来自《简明英汉词典》
2. You'd better modify your tone.
你最好说得婉转一点.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
3. The Modify > Make Live feature now works in shaded display mode.
Modify菜单下的MakeLive功能现在可以工作在实体模式中.
来自互联网
4. It is a rule of English that adjectives generally precede the noun they modify.
形容词一般放在所修饰名词的前面是英语中的一条规律。
来自柯林斯例句
5. It is a rule of English that adjectives generally precede the noun they modify: we say "a good cry", not "a cry good".