英语词汇“amendment”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

An amendment is a change made to an original (usually a document or statement). It's meant to improve the original, but one could say the 21st Amendment (prohibition) did more to make Al Capone rich than to make Americans teetotalers.

Can you spot the word amend, meaning "to make better" or "to cure of faults and errors" hidden in amendment? If so, you'll grasp the notion that an amendment is something intended to improve whatever preceded it. It pops up most often in formal legal contexts, where it refers to a written change to a bill, law, contract, or the U.S. Constitution.

WORD FAMILY

amendment: amendments+/amend: amendable, amendatory, amended, amending, amendment, amends/amended: unamended

USAGE EXAMPLES

Mr. LaPierre said Mr. Trump’s nominee will be “a generational victory for Second Amendment freedom.”

Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017)

The title of the first, by Ava DuVernay, refers to the 13th amendment to the constitution, which outlaws slavery in the US.

The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017)

But in the 41 years since the Supreme Court recognized a Sixth Amendment right of self-representation for criminal defendants, in Faretta v.

New York Times(Jan 01, 2017)

1n a statement that is added to or revises or improves a proposal or document (a bill or constitution etc.)

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First Amendment

an amendment to the Constitution of the United States guaranteeing the right of free expression; includes freedom of assembly and freedom of the press and freedom of religion and freedom of speech

Fifth Amendment

an amendment to the Constitution of the United States that imposes restrictions on the government's prosecution of persons accused of crimes; mandates due process of law and prohibits self-incrimination and double jeopardy; requires just compensation if private property is taken for public use

Fourteenth Amendment

an amendment to the Constitution of the United States adopted in 1868; extends the guarantees of the Bill of Rights to the states as well as to the federal government

Eighteenth Amendment

an amendment to the Constitution of the United States adopted in 1920; prohibited the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages; repealed in 1932

Nineteenth Amendment

an amendment to the Constitution of the United States adopted in 1920; guarantees that no state can deny the right to vote on the basis of sex

statement

a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc

2n the act of amending or correcting

Hyper

correction, rectification

the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right

单词	amendment
释义	amendment (once / 295 pages) n An amendment is a change made to an original (usually a document or statement). It's meant to improve the original, but one could say the 21st Amendment (prohibition) did more to make Al Capone rich than to make Americans teetotalers. Can you spot the word amend, meaning "to make better" or "to cure of faults and errors" hidden in amendment? If so, you'll grasp the notion that an amendment is something intended to improve whatever preceded it. It pops up most often in formal legal contexts, where it refers to a written change to a bill, law, contract, or the U.S. Constitution. WORD FAMILY amendment: amendments+/amend: amendable, amendatory, amended, amending, amendment, amends/amended: unamended USAGE EXAMPLES Mr. LaPierre said Mr. Trump’s nominee will be “a generational victory for Second Amendment freedom.” Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) The title of the first, by Ava DuVernay, refers to the 13th amendment to the constitution, which outlaws slavery in the US. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) But in the 41 years since the Supreme Court recognized a Sixth Amendment right of self-representation for criminal defendants, in Faretta v. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) 1n a statement that is added to or revises or improves a proposal or document (a bill or constitution etc.) Exp\|Hyper First Amendment an amendment to the Constitution of the United States guaranteeing the right of free expression; includes freedom of assembly and freedom of the press and freedom of religion and freedom of speech Fifth Amendment an amendment to the Constitution of the United States that imposes restrictions on the government's prosecution of persons accused of crimes; mandates due process of law and prohibits self-incrimination and double jeopardy; requires just compensation if private property is taken for public use Fourteenth Amendment an amendment to the Constitution of the United States adopted in 1868; extends the guarantees of the Bill of Rights to the states as well as to the federal government Eighteenth Amendment an amendment to the Constitution of the United States adopted in 1920; prohibited the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages; repealed in 1932 Nineteenth Amendment an amendment to the Constitution of the United States adopted in 1920; guarantees that no state can deny the right to vote on the basis of sex statement a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc 2n the act of amending or correcting Hyper correction, rectification the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right
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