?[??mendm?nt]

noun

1. a minor change or addition designed to improve a text, piece of legislation, etc.

2. an alteration or addition to a legal document or contract.

用法：

Amendment通常指對(duì)文本、法律條文等的小改動(dòng)，旨在提升其質(zhì)量。也可指對(duì)法律文件或合同的修改或補(bǔ)充。

例句：

1. The author made several amendments to the final draft of his novel before submitting it for publication.

作者在提交小說(shuō)出版之前，對(duì)最終草稿做了幾處修改。

2. The proposed amendment to the constitution sparked heated debates in parliament.

針對(duì)憲法的擬議修正案在議會(huì)引發(fā)了激烈的辯論。

3. The contract included an amendment clause that allowed for changes to be made if necessary.

合同中包含一條修正條款，允許必要時(shí)進(jìn)行修改。

4. The school board voted in favor of the amendment to the dress code policy.

學(xué)校董事會(huì)投票通過(guò)了對(duì)著裝規(guī)定的修正案。

5. The second amendment to the US Constitution guarantees citizens' right to bear arms.

美國(guó)憲法第二修正案保障公民持有武器的權(quán)利。

同義詞及用法：

revision - a change or correction made to something, especially a text

modification - a small change made in order to improve something or make it more suitable

alteration - a change, especially a slight one, made to something in order to improve it

amelioration - an improvement, especially one that makes something better or more tolerable

編輯總結(jié)：

Amendment和其同義詞均指對(duì)某物的改動(dòng)或修改，但amendment更多地強(qiáng)調(diào)是為了提升質(zhì)量或改進(jìn)某物，而其他詞則更偏向于一般的變動(dòng)或改變。在法律文件或合同中，amendment通常指具體的修改條款，而不是整個(gè)文件的修改。