amendment

🇬🇧 UK/ә'mendmәnt/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

A formal change or addition made to a law, document, or proposal; a correction or improvement.

修正案;修订;改正

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
amendroot
+
mentaction, result, state
=amendment

Common Collocations

  • 1.propose amendment提议修正案
  • 2.ratify amendment批准修正案
  • 3.constitutional amendment宪法修正案

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The First Amendment protects freedom of speech in the United States.

  • 2.

    The proposed amendment would allow voting starting at age 16.

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