alteration

CET-4 FREQ #32723

n. 变更, 改动 [医] 变更

发音

UK /ɒl.tə(ɹ)ˈeɪ.ʃən/
US /ɔl.tɚˈeɪ.ʃən/
/ɑl.tɚˈeɪ.ʃən/

词形变化

alterations 复数 alterations

别名

altn.

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The act of altering or making different.

    异动

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  2. 2.

    The act of altering or making different.

    A minor adjustment to clothing, such as hemming or shortening, to make it fit better.

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  3. 3.

    The state of being altered; a change made in the form or nature of a thing; a changed condition.

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词汇关系

名词

同义词 4

change adjustment modification revision

上位词 6

change happening translation transformation occurrence occurrent

下位词 10

play death break surprise birth harm damage shift revolution tune

词源

From Old French alteracion (French altération), from Medieval Latin alterātiō. Morphologically alter + -ation.

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