• vt. 修改；改善，改進(jìn)
• vi. 改正，改善；改過自新
• n. (Amend)人名；(德、英)阿門德

前綴a-同ex-。詞根mend,虛假，缺陷，見mendacious, 虛假的。單詞mend, 修理，該詞縮寫。

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.

1. The president agreed to amend the constitution and allow multi-party elections.

總統(tǒng)同意修訂憲法，允許多黨選舉。

來自柯林斯例句

2. We would rather withdraw the draft resolution than amend it.

與其修改決議草案,不如予以撤回.

來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》

3. The teacher advised him to amend his way of living.

老師勸他改變生活方式.

來自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》

4. You must amend your pronunciation.

你必須改正你的發(fā)音.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

5. To forestall is better than to amend.

與其補(bǔ)救于已然,不如防范于未然.

來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》