modification

C1 CET-4 Oxf 5000 大学 FREQ #24424

n. 修正, 修饰, 修改 [化] 修饰; 修改

发音

US /ˌmɑdɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
UK /ˌmɒdɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

词形变化

modifications 复数 modifications

别名

mod modif modif.

教材释义与例句

名词

修改，修正；改变

释义与例句

n. C1 Oxf 5000
  1. 1.

    The act of assessing and prescribing a payment, penalty, price, valuation, etc.

    可数 废旧 不可数 苏格兰 法律
  2. 2.

    The form of existence belonging to a particular object, entity etc.; a mode of being.

    可数 废旧 不可数 哲学
  3. 3.

    The change undergone by a word when used in a construction.

    可数 不可数 语言学
  4. 4.

    The result of modifying something; a new or changed form.

    修改

    可数 不可数
  5. 5.

    The act of making a change to something while keeping its essential character intact; an alteration or adjustment.

    修改

    可数 不可数

    behavior modification officer

    Jim's modification to the radio's tuning resulted in clearer sound.

  6. 6.

    A change to an organism as a result of its environment that is not transmissable to offspring.

    可数 不可数 生物

    Due to his sunbathing, Jim's body experienced modifications: he got a tan.

  7. 7.

    A change to a word when it is borrowed by another language.

    可数 不可数 语言学

    The Chinese word kòutóu had a modification made to become the English kowtow.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 5

change adjustment qualifying limiting alteration

上位词 5

change happening copy occurrence occurrent

下位词 10

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相关短语

modification enzyme modification enzymes genetic modification 遗传修饰 posttranslational modification body modification Doebner modification post-translational modification Furukawa modification Charette modification

词源

From Middle English modificatioune, from Middle French modification and its etymon Latin modificātiō (“a measuring”), from modificāre (“to limit, control, modify”); see modify. By surface analysis, modify + -ication.

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