Amendment əˈmendmənt Law Change Made Noun Parliament Amend·Ment
The English word "amendment" refers to a change or set of changes made to a law, document, or piece of writing, often to improve it or update it. It can also refer to a specific clause or act added to a law, such as a constitutional amendment.
The English word "amendment" refers to a change or set of changes made to a law, document, or piece of writing, often to improve it or update it. It can also refer to a specific clause or act added to a law, such as a constitutional amendment.
[N-VAR 可变名词](法令或法规的)修正条款,修正案 An amendment is a section that is added to a law or rule in order to change it.
...an amendment to the defense bill.
防御法案的修正案
...a constitutional amendment...
宪法修正条款
Parliament gained certain rights of amendment.
议会得到一定的修正权利。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]修改;修订 An amendment is a change that is made to a piece of writing.
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amend·mentAWL/əˈmendmənt; NAmEəˈmendmənt/noun1[countable , uncountable ]a small change or improvement that is made to a law or a document; the process of changing a law or a document (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法案。amendmentto sth ◆She made several minor amendments to her essay.她对自己的论文作了几处小的修改。2Amendment[countable ]a statement of a change to the Constitutionof the US (美国宪法的)修正案◆The 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote.第 19 次修正案赋予妇女选举权。amendmentamendmentsamend·ment/əˈmendmənt; NAmEəˈmendmənt/
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amendmenta‧mend‧ment /əˈmendmənt/ ●○○AWL noun
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[countable, uncountable] a small change, improvement, or addition that is made to a law or document, or the process of doing this: constitutional amendmentsamendment to an amendment to the resolution
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修正(55%),修正案(43%),改进(2%)
n.修正案;改善;改正
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