| 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 FAMILYamendment: amendments+/amend: amendable, amendatory, amended, amending, amendment, amends/amended: unamended USAGE EXAMPLESMr. 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 Amendmentan 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 Amendmentan 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 Amendmentan amendment to the Constitution of the United States adopted in 1920; prohibited the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages; repealed in 1932 Nineteenth Amendmentan amendment to the Constitution of the United States adopted in 1920; guarantees that no state can deny the right to vote on the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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