amend
英 [əˈmend]
美 [əˈmend]
- vt. 修改;改善,改进
- vi. 改正,改善;改过自新
- n. (Amend)人名;(德、英)阿门德
为了记忆“amend”,可以将其与“mend”(修补)这个词联系起来,因为“amend”意味着修正或改善。想象一个“a”是一个修补匠,手持“mend”来修补,从而形成“amend”,表示进行修正或改善的动作。
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amend 改善前缀a-同ex-。词根mend,虚假,缺陷,见mendacious, 虚假的。单词mend, 修理,该词缩写。
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amend: see mend
- amend (v.)
- early 13c., "to free from faults, rectify," from Old French amender (12c.), from Latin emendare "to correct, free from fault," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + menda "fault, blemish," from PIE *mend- "physical defect, fault" (cognates: Sanskrit minda "physical blemish," Old Irish mennar "stain, blemish," Welsh mann "sign, mark").
Supplanted in senses of "repair, cure" by its shortened offspring mend (v.). Meaning "to add to legislation" (ostensibly to correct or improve it) is recorded from 1777. Related: Amended; amending.
- 1. The president agreed to amend the constitution and allow multi-party elections.
- 总统同意修订宪法,允许多党选举。
- 2. We would rather withdraw the draft resolution than amend it.
- 与其修改决议草案,不如予以撤回.
- 3. The teacher advised him to amend his way of living.
- 老师劝他改变生活方式.
- 4. You must amend your pronunciation.
- 你必须改正你的发音.
- 5. To forestall is better than to amend.
- 与其补救于已然,不如防范于未然.