amendment
英 [?'men(d)m(?)nt]
美 [?'m?ndm?nt]
助記提示
1. amend (法律文件的小修小改)修正案.
英文詞源
- 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).
雙語例句
- 1. Mr. Helm plans to assert that the bill violates the First Amendment.
- 赫爾姆先生打算聲明該法案違反了憲法第一修正案。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. A constitutional amendment precludes any president from serving more than two terms.
- 一項憲法修正案使得任何總統的任職不得超過兩屆。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Even if the amendment is passed it can be defeated judicially.
- 即使修正案獲得通過，也有可能通過司法途徑被廢除。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Parliament gained certain rights of amendment.
- 議會得到一定的修正權利。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. He tried to push the amendment through Parliament.
- 他力促議會通過該修正案。
來自柯林斯例句