amend

英 [ə'mend]美 [ə'mɛnd]
  • 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
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中文词源

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。

英文词源

amend
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.

双语例句

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。
来自柯林斯例句
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.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
3. The teacher advised him to amend his way of living.
老师劝他改变生活方式.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
4. You must amend your pronunciation.
你必须改正你的发音.
来自《简明英汉词典》
5. To forestall is better than to amend.
与其补救于已然,不如防范于未然.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》