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amendment

英 [ə'men(d)m(ə)nt] 美 [ə'mɛndmənt]

解释

n. 修正案；改善；改正

※ 提供单词"amendment"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

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).

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例句和用法

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。

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。

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。

4. Parliament gained certain rights of amendment.: 议会得到一定的修正权利。

5. He tried to push the amendment through Parliament.: 他力促议会通过该修正案。