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amendment

/əˈmɛndmənt/· n.

政治/法律B2

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Chinese meaning

修正案；对法律或文件的修改

对duì法fǎ律lǜ或huò正zhèng式shì文wén件jiàn的de修xiū改gǎi增zēng补bǔ

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津jīn巴bā布bù韦wéi修xiū改gǎi宪xiàn法fǎ延yán长cháng总zǒng统tǒng任rèn期qī的de行xíng动dòng

Example

Zimbabwe is on the brink of amending its constitution to give the president more time in office, a change that the government says will bring stability but that opponents have labelled a "constitutional coup".

津巴布韦正处于修改宪法以延长总统任期的边缘，政府称此举将带来稳定，但反对派将其定性为「宪法政变」。

Source: The Guardian · 25 Jun 2026

Background ✎

津jīn巴bā布bù韦wéi参cān议yì院yuàn批pī准zhǔn延yán长cháng总zǒng统tǒng任rèn期qī的de宪xiàn法fǎ修xiū正zhèng案àn，反fǎn对duì派pài强qiáng烈liè抨pēng击jī此cǐ举jǔ违wéi宪xiàn。

Roots · etymology

源自法语 amendement，源自晚期拉丁语 amendamentum

  • amend（修正、改善）+ -ment（名词后缀，表行为或结果）

Collocations

  • constitutional amendment / propose an amendment / pass an amendment

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