单词 | modify |
释义 | Word Frequency modify(ˈmɒdɪˌfaɪ) verbWord forms: -fies, -fying or -fied (mainly tr) 1. to change the structure, character, intent, etc, of 2. to make less extreme or uncompromising to modify a demand 3. grammar (of a word or group of words) to bear the relation of modifier to (another word or group of words) 4. linguistics to change (a vowel) by umlaut 5. (intransitive) to be or become modified Derived forms modifiable (ˈmodiˌfiable) adjective modifiability (ˌmodiˌfiaˈbility) or modifiableness (ˈmodiˌfiableness) noun Word origin C14: from Old French modifier, from Latin modificāre to limit, control, from modus measure + facere to make |
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