make minor changes in (a text or piece of legislation or other ruling) in order to make it fairer or more accurate, or to reflect changing circumstances 改正,修正 the rule was amended to apply only to non-members. 规则被修改成只适用于非成员。 ■improve the texture or fertility of (soil) 改善(土壤)结构或肥力 amend your soil with peat moss or compost. 用苔泥炭或堆肥来改善你们的土壤。 ■(archaic)put right (古)修复 a few things had gone wrong, but these had been amended. 有些地方出了毛病,但已被修复。
派生 amendable adjective amender noun 语源
Middle English : from Old French amender, based on Latin emendare (see emend)