amendment

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amendment 指对法律、文件或计划等进行的正式修改或修订,旨在改进或纠正内容。

用法要点

介词搭配

amendment 常与介词 to 连用,表示对某事物的修改,如 amendment to the constitution(宪法修正案)。在正式语境中,也可用 of 表示所属关系,但较少见。

• amendment to the law
• amendment of the contract

句型结构

常用在被动语态中,如 The amendment was passed by the committee(修正案被委员会通过)。也可用于主动语态,如 They proposed an amendment to the policy(他们提议修改政策)。

• The amendment is under review
• She suggested an amendment

语域说明

amendment 是正式用语,常见于法律、政治、商务和学术语境。在日常对话中较少使用,通常用 change 或 revision 替代。

• legal amendment
• constitutional amendment

基础例句

We need to make a small amendment to the meeting agenda.

我们需要对会议议程做一个小修改。

The teacher suggested an amendment to my essay to improve clarity.

老师建议修改我的文章,以提高清晰度。

Can we propose an amendment to the plan before the deadline?

我们能在截止日期前提议修改计划吗?

高级例句

The constitutional amendment was ratified after extensive parliamentary debate.

经过广泛的议会辩论后,宪法修正案获得了批准。

In the contract, any amendment must be approved in writing by both parties.

合同中规定,任何修改都必须经双方书面同意。

The research paper included an amendment to address recent scientific findings.

这篇研究论文包含了一项修订,以纳入最新的科学发现。

高频搭配

verb

propose an amendmentadopt an amendmentreject an amendmentpass an amendmentdraft an amendment

adjective

constitutional amendmentminor amendmentproposed amendmentformal amendmentsignificant amendment

noun

amendment processamendment proposalamendment billamendment clause

preposition

amendment toamendment ofamendment inamendment for

phrase

make an amendmentunder amendmentfirst amendmentfifth amendment

常见错误

❌ 错误:I made an amendment on the document.
✓ 正确:I made an amendment to the document.

amendment 通常与介词 to 搭配,表示修改的对象,用 on 不符合习惯用法。

❌ 错误:The amendment of the law is easy.
✓ 正确:The amendment to the law is easy.

在表示对法律、文件等的修改时,更常用 amendment to,amendment of 虽语法正确但较少见,可能造成混淆。

近义词辨析

revision

revision 更侧重于检查并修改内容以改进或更新,常用于文本、计划或学习材料;amendment 则强调正式或法律上的修改,常涉及规则或协议。

She made a revision to her thesis (侧重于内容改进) vs. The amendment to the policy was passed (侧重于正式修改)。

modification

modification 指较小的改变或调整,可能不涉及正式程序;amendment 通常指更正式、结构化的修改,尤其在法律或官方文件中。

A minor modification to the design (小调整) vs. An amendment to the constitution (正式修订)。