单词 | revised |
释义 | revised (once / 701 pages) adj Use the adjective revised to describe something that's been updated or improved, such as a revised draft of your paper that includes corrections and new sentences that help explain your ideas. The word revised comes from the Latin word revisere, which means "look at again, or visit again." When you revise something, this is exactly what happens. A revised opinion has been thought over and changed, and a revised edition of a newspaper or online news story has been edited, its inaccuracies fixed, and re-published. Revised usually implies that something has been improved or modernized as well. WORD FAMILYrevised: unrevised+/revisal: revisals/revise: revisal, revised, reviser, revises, revising, revision/reviser: revisers/revising: revisings/revision: revisionism, revisions/revisionism: revisionist/revisionist: revisionists USAGE EXAMPLESThe revised draft resolution circulated by Russia “endorses” the cease-fire documents. Seattle Times(Dec 31, 2016) The 21 articles that were initially submitted to the committee were revised down to 18, over some objections voiced by ruling-party legislators. Seattle Times(Dec 30, 2016) “He is adamant that before he dies, he wants to revive interest in the family, to get Thibaw’s reputation revised.” The Guardian(Dec 29, 2016) 1adj improved or brought up to date a revised edition Syn altered changed in form or character without becoming something else 2adj altered or revised by rephrasing or by adding or deleting material Syn amended of legislation |
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