amend

IPA/əˈmend/
KK[əmˈɛnd]IPA/əˈmend/

amend — 動詞

  • amendpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • amendshe / she / it
  • amendedpast simple
  • amending-ing form

1. to make small changes to the wording of an official text such as a law, contract

1.動詞及物C1
釋義

修訂；修正

對法律、文件、聲明的文字做小幅修改

to make small changes to the wording of an official text such as a law, contract, or written statement, usually to fix an error, update a detail, or improve how clearly it expresses an idea.

例句

Congress voted to amend the constitution to protect voting rights for young citizens.

國會投票修訂憲法，以保障年輕公民的投票權。

amend + noun (law/document)

The lawyers asked Mei-Ling to amend two clauses in the contract before signing.

律師請美玲在簽約前修訂合約中的兩項條款。

amend + noun (legal document)

常見搭配
  • amend the constitution
  • amend the bill
  • amend the contract
  • amend a statement
  • amend a clause
  • formally amend
同義詞
  • revise

    broader; includes major rewriting, not just wording fixes

  • modify

    general change to anything; less tied to legal or written texts

  • alter

    neutral change; doesn't suggest the official, formal context that 'amend' carries

文法句型

amend + noun (law/document/text)

用法筆記

Object is almost always an official or written text (law, bill, constitution, contract, statement, policy). Frequently appears in legal, political, and business writing; rare in everyday speech.

常見錯誤

Please amend this email before you send it.
Please correct this email before you send it.
'amend' is for official documents, not casual writing.
I need to amend my mistake.
I need to correct my mistake.
'amend' takes a text as its object, not an error itself.

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常用片語

  • amend the wording of
  • move to amend
  • as amended

介系詞搭配

  • amend by (adding/removing)
  • amend to (include/reflect)