modifiedadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈmɒdᵻfʌɪd/, U.S.

/ˈmɑdəˌfaɪd/

Forms: see modify v. and -ed suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: modify v., -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: < modify v. + -ed suffix¹.

A. adj.

1. That is or has been modified; limited, altered, qualified.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > quality of being special or restricted in application > quality of being restricted or limited > [adjective]

narroweOE

restraint1445

modifiedc1485

limitate1541

restricteda1550

strait-laced1549

scant1556

circumcised1561

contract1561

restrained1578

determinate1586

limited1590

restrict1597

strict1597

confined1605

determineda1616

limitary1620

prescript1645

modificated1646

circumscribed1647

conscribed1654

limitated1654

reserved1654

coarctated1655

straiteneda1665

unabsolute1694

stinted1710

bounded1711

contracted1711

cramped1741

special1815

municipal1856

fine-cut1894

stingy1927

society > authority > subjection > restraint or restraining > restriction or limitation > [adjective] > restricted or limited

narroweOE

restraint1445

modifiedc1485

limitate1541

restricteda1550

scant1556

contract1561

limited1590

confined1605

limitary1620

prescript1645

modificated1646

circumscribed1647

limitated1654

reserved1654

coarctated1655

unabsolute1694

bounded1711

contracted1711

cramped1741

crimped1828

stingy1927

the world > relative properties > relationship > difference > [adjective] > distinguished or differentiated

particularized1611

modified1690

differentiated1853

nuanced1902

nuancé1963

the world > relative properties > quantity > decrease or reduction in quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > toned-down

qualified1746

moderated1773

modified1837

watered-down1840

toned-down1974

the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > syntax or word order > syntactic relations > [adjective] > modifying or qualifying > modified

modified1845

c1485 ( G. Hay Bk. Law of Armys (2005) 118 Vassallis ar behaldyn to thair baroun jn speciale jurisdictioun modifyit, and to the king jn generale.

1643 in W. Stevenson Presbyterie Bk. Kirkcaldie (1900) 252 The scholemaster (notwithstand there is a modified means appointed to him) yit hes no present maintenance [etc.].

1668 in C. B. Gunn Rec. Baron Court Stitchill (1905) 53 Three punds sevin shillings for the modified pryce thereof.

1690 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding ii. xviii. 111 The Names, which in several Arts have been..applied to several complex Ideas of modified Actions.

1805 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 14 309 Incomplete vaccination..again followed by a sort of hybrid result or modified variolæ.

1837 B. Disraeli Venetia I. 242 An uncertain light, or rather modified darkness, that seemed the sky.

1845 J. R. McCulloch Treat. Taxation i. i. 66 Proprietors of estates subject to a variable land-tax have, in fact, only a modified right of property in them.

1953 Amer. Jrnl. Psychiatry 109 744/1 It is our impression that this modified procedure has several possible advantages.

1961 Jrnl. Sedimentary Petrol. 31 198/1 A somewhat modified version of Powers' scale was adopted by the writers.

1987 S. Bellow More die of Heartbreak 85 She..wore her hair cropped—stylish but unbecoming, modified punk.

2. Biology. Of an organism, a part of an organism, etc.: that has undergone evolutionary or (less commonly) phenotypic change, esp. so as to become adapted for a specific purpose.See also genetically modified adj. at genetically adv. Compounds.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > change > [adjective] > varying or modifying > modified

modified1866

paraschematic1868

modificational1924

retrofitted1951

1866 T. H. Huxley Lessons Elem. Physiol. (1869) xii. 314 The crystalline lens is composed of fibres which are the modified cells of the epidermis.

1904 Daily Chron. 11 Jan. 3/3 The ‘porter’ crab, which lies in the mud clasping a sea anemone to its back by means of modified legs.

1960 K. Esau Anat. Seed Plants xx. 296 Some botanists, probably the majority, regard the flower as a modified shoot and its parts as homologues of leaves.

1998 L. Margulis & K. V. Schwartz Five Kingdoms (ed. 3) iii. 318/2 Retractile feeding tentacles that encircle the mouths of sea cucumbers (Cucumaria, Thyone) are modified tube feet.

3. North American. Of a motor vehicle: altered in some way from the original design, usually to improve performance for the purpose of racing. Hence: designating the category to which such vehicles are assigned in competitive racing.

ΚΠ

1950 Hot Rod Feb. 26/3 Cars now known as Lakesters would become Modified Roadsters.

1985 New Yorker 11 Nov. 39/1 The contestants drove four-wheel-drive vehicles divided into three classes—street, modified, and open.

1994 Harper's Mag. Apr. 52/2 He [sc. the Pope] in his white popemobile, a bulletproof modified Chevrolet Cheyenne four-wheel-drive pickup truck.

B. n.

U.S. A modified motor vehicle.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > motor car > [noun] > racing car based on ordinary model

stock-car1914

superstock1919

stock1951

modified1974

stocker1976

1974 State (Columbia, S. Carolina) 15 Feb. 4 b/1 The modifieds..will be required to negotiate a tricky chicane turn near the end of the long backstretch.

1989 Car & Driver Sept. 150/3 The two wiry little Italian kids made a name for themselves batting around eastern racetracks in stockers and modifieds and midgets.

2000 News & Rec. (Greensboro, N. Carolina) (Nexis) 13 Sept. c6 Sunday's racing features..a super stock, modifieds, stock combo race and gear jammers.

Compounds

modified American plan n. North American a hotel rate which includes accommodation, breakfast, and one other meal (contrasted with American plan, European plan); abbreviated MAP.

ΚΠ

1958 Florida Tour Bk. (Amer. Automobile Assoc.) 228 An excellent, air-conditioned hotel... Modified American plan available.

1997 Mid-Atlantic Weekends Spring–Summer 59/3 As little as $150 per couple for a standard room on weekends, which includes the modified American plan of meals (breakfast and dinner each day).

modified logic n. now rare applied logic.

ΚΠ

a1856 W. Hamilton Lect. Metaphysics (1860) III. iv. 60 What I have called Modified Logic is identical with what Kant and other philosophers have denominated Applied Logic (Angewandte Logik, Logica applicata).

1889 Mind 14 565 Until recently..the department of Applied or Modified Logic, as it was called, had been so little developed that it was best treated (as by Hamilton) as little else than an appendix to the science.

Modified Standard n. (more fully Modified Standard English) (H. C. Wyld's name for) regional and other varieties of Standard English; opposed to Received Standard.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > languages of the world > Indo-Hittite > [noun] > Indo-European > Germanic > English > standard

King's English1553

king's languagea1566

Queen's English1592

received pronunciation?1710

Standard English1806

Southern English1860

World English1888

RP1889

Modified Standard English1913

Received Standard1913

B.B.C. English1928

Oldspeak1949

1913 H. C. Wyld in Mod. Lang. Teaching 9 262/2 London English is a totally different thing from Received Standard: it is merely one of the many provincialisms, such as are heard in large cities, which fall under the designation of Modified Standard.

1934 H. C. Wyld in S.P.E. Tract (Soc. for Pure Eng.) No. XXXIX. 604 Thousands of persons speak a form of English which is neither a local dialect, nor what some would call ‘good English’. For this latter type,..I proposed the term Modified Standard.

1940 J. H. Jagger Eng. in Future i. 15 Changes [in Standard English]..have been mainly due to the influence of the various forms of Modified Standard—to accept Professor Wyld's terms—upon each other and upon Received Standard.

modified starch n. starch which has been altered in composition or structure by chemical or heat treatment in order to change its physical properties, used chiefly as a food additive.

ΚΠ

1947 Paper Trade Jrnl. 16 Oct. 35/1 The corn wet milling industry markets a large number of products. These range from unmodified corn starch to acid modified thin boiling and oxidized starches.]

1951 Jrnl. Nutrition 45 80 The relative biologic utilizations of the various unmodified and modified starches were assessed in terms of the following criteria.

1986 Successful Slimming Dec.–Jan. 35/1 Modified starch..acts as a thickener, emulsifier and stabiliser and..gives bulk to the food while being fairly cheap.

1996 D. Benton Food for Thought vi. 96 Ingredients: Modified starch, dried glucose syrup, salt, [etc.].

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	modified
释义	modifiedadj.n. Brit. /ˈmɒdᵻfʌɪd/, U.S. /ˈmɑdəˌfaɪd/ Forms: see modify v. and -ed suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: modify v., -ed suffix¹. Etymology: < modify v. + -ed suffix¹. A. adj. 1. That is or has been modified; limited, altered, qualified. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > quality of being special or restricted in application > quality of being restricted or limited > [adjective] narroweOE restraint1445 modifiedc1485 limitate1541 restricteda1550 strait-laced1549 scant1556 circumcised1561 contract1561 restrained1578 determinate1586 limited1590 restrict1597 strict1597 confined1605 determineda1616 limitary1620 prescript1645 modificated1646 circumscribed1647 conscribed1654 limitated1654 reserved1654 coarctated1655 straiteneda1665 unabsolute1694 stinted1710 bounded1711 contracted1711 cramped1741 special1815 municipal1856 fine-cut1894 stingy1927 society > authority > subjection > restraint or restraining > restriction or limitation > [adjective] > restricted or limited narroweOE restraint1445 modifiedc1485 limitate1541 restricteda1550 scant1556 contract1561 limited1590 confined1605 limitary1620 prescript1645 modificated1646 circumscribed1647 limitated1654 reserved1654 coarctated1655 unabsolute1694 bounded1711 contracted1711 cramped1741 crimped1828 stingy1927 the world > relative properties > relationship > difference > [adjective] > distinguished or differentiated particularized1611 modified1690 differentiated1853 nuanced1902 nuancé1963 the world > relative properties > quantity > decrease or reduction in quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > toned-down qualified1746 moderated1773 modified1837 watered-down1840 toned-down1974 the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > syntax or word order > syntactic relations > [adjective] > modifying or qualifying > modified modified1845 c1485 ( G. Hay Bk. Law of Armys (2005) 118 Vassallis ar behaldyn to thair baroun jn speciale jurisdictioun modifyit, and to the king jn generale. 1643 in W. Stevenson Presbyterie Bk. Kirkcaldie (1900) 252 The scholemaster (notwithstand there is a modified means appointed to him) yit hes no present maintenance [etc.]. 1668 in C. B. Gunn Rec. Baron Court Stitchill (1905) 53 Three punds sevin shillings for the modified pryce thereof. 1690 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding ii. xviii. 111 The Names, which in several Arts have been..applied to several complex Ideas of modified Actions. 1805 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 14 309 Incomplete vaccination..again followed by a sort of hybrid result or modified variolæ. 1837 B. Disraeli Venetia I. 242 An uncertain light, or rather modified darkness, that seemed the sky. 1845 J. R. McCulloch Treat. Taxation i. i. 66 Proprietors of estates subject to a variable land-tax have, in fact, only a modified right of property in them. 1953 Amer. Jrnl. Psychiatry 109 744/1 It is our impression that this modified procedure has several possible advantages. 1961 Jrnl. Sedimentary Petrol. 31 198/1 A somewhat modified version of Powers' scale was adopted by the writers. 1987 S. Bellow More die of Heartbreak 85 She..wore her hair cropped—stylish but unbecoming, modified punk. 2. Biology. Of an organism, a part of an organism, etc.: that has undergone evolutionary or (less commonly) phenotypic change, esp. so as to become adapted for a specific purpose.See also genetically modified adj. at genetically adv. Compounds. ΘΚΠ the world > time > change > [adjective] > varying or modifying > modified modified1866 paraschematic1868 modificational1924 retrofitted1951 1866 T. H. Huxley Lessons Elem. Physiol. (1869) xii. 314 The crystalline lens is composed of fibres which are the modified cells of the epidermis. 1904 Daily Chron. 11 Jan. 3/3 The ‘porter’ crab, which lies in the mud clasping a sea anemone to its back by means of modified legs. 1960 K. Esau Anat. Seed Plants xx. 296 Some botanists, probably the majority, regard the flower as a modified shoot and its parts as homologues of leaves. 1998 L. Margulis & K. V. Schwartz Five Kingdoms (ed. 3) iii. 318/2 Retractile feeding tentacles that encircle the mouths of sea cucumbers (Cucumaria, Thyone) are modified tube feet. 3. North American. Of a motor vehicle: altered in some way from the original design, usually to improve performance for the purpose of racing. Hence: designating the category to which such vehicles are assigned in competitive racing. ΚΠ 1950 Hot Rod Feb. 26/3 Cars now known as Lakesters would become Modified Roadsters. 1985 New Yorker 11 Nov. 39/1 The contestants drove four-wheel-drive vehicles divided into three classes—street, modified, and open. 1994 Harper's Mag. Apr. 52/2 He [sc. the Pope] in his white popemobile, a bulletproof modified Chevrolet Cheyenne four-wheel-drive pickup truck. B. n. U.S. A modified motor vehicle. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > motor car > [noun] > racing car based on ordinary model stock-car1914 superstock1919 stock1951 modified1974 stocker1976 1974 State (Columbia, S. Carolina) 15 Feb. 4 b/1 The modifieds..will be required to negotiate a tricky chicane turn near the end of the long backstretch. 1989 Car & Driver Sept. 150/3 The two wiry little Italian kids made a name for themselves batting around eastern racetracks in stockers and modifieds and midgets. 2000 News & Rec. (Greensboro, N. Carolina) (Nexis) 13 Sept. c6 Sunday's racing features..a super stock, modifieds, stock combo race and gear jammers. Compounds modified American plan n. North American a hotel rate which includes accommodation, breakfast, and one other meal (contrasted with American plan, European plan); abbreviated MAP. ΚΠ 1958 Florida Tour Bk. (Amer. Automobile Assoc.) 228 An excellent, air-conditioned hotel... Modified American plan available. 1997 Mid-Atlantic Weekends Spring–Summer 59/3 As little as $150 per couple for a standard room on weekends, which includes the modified American plan of meals (breakfast and dinner each day). modified logic n. now rare applied logic. ΚΠ a1856 W. Hamilton Lect. Metaphysics (1860) III. iv. 60 What I have called Modified Logic is identical with what Kant and other philosophers have denominated Applied Logic (Angewandte Logik, Logica applicata). 1889 Mind 14 565 Until recently..the department of Applied or Modified Logic, as it was called, had been so little developed that it was best treated (as by Hamilton) as little else than an appendix to the science. Modified Standard n. (more fully Modified Standard English) (H. C. Wyld's name for) regional and other varieties of Standard English; opposed to Received Standard. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > languages of the world > Indo-Hittite > [noun] > Indo-European > Germanic > English > standard King's English1553 king's languagea1566 Queen's English1592 received pronunciation?1710 Standard English1806 Southern English1860 World English1888 RP1889 Modified Standard English1913 Received Standard1913 B.B.C. English1928 Oldspeak1949 1913 H. C. Wyld in Mod. Lang. Teaching 9 262/2 London English is a totally different thing from Received Standard: it is merely one of the many provincialisms, such as are heard in large cities, which fall under the designation of Modified Standard. 1934 H. C. Wyld in S.P.E. Tract (Soc. for Pure Eng.) No. XXXIX. 604 Thousands of persons speak a form of English which is neither a local dialect, nor what some would call ‘good English’. For this latter type,..I proposed the term Modified Standard. 1940 J. H. Jagger Eng. in Future i. 15 Changes [in Standard English]..have been mainly due to the influence of the various forms of Modified Standard—to accept Professor Wyld's terms—upon each other and upon Received Standard. modified starch n. starch which has been altered in composition or structure by chemical or heat treatment in order to change its physical properties, used chiefly as a food additive. ΚΠ 1947 Paper Trade Jrnl. 16 Oct. 35/1 The corn wet milling industry markets a large number of products. These range from unmodified corn starch to acid modified thin boiling and oxidized starches.] 1951 Jrnl. Nutrition 45 80 The relative biologic utilizations of the various unmodified and modified starches were assessed in terms of the following criteria. 1986 Successful Slimming Dec.–Jan. 35/1 Modified starch..acts as a thickener, emulsifier and stabiliser and..gives bulk to the food while being fairly cheap. 1996 D. Benton Food for Thought vi. 96 Ingredients: Modified starch, dried glucose syrup, salt, [etc.]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.c1485
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