amendment的词源

英文词源

amendment (n.)

early 13c., "betterment, improvement;" c. 1300, of persons, "correction, reformation," from Old French amendment, from amender (see amend). Sense expanded to include "correction of error in a legal process" (c. 1600) and "alteration of a writ or bill" to remove its faults (1690s).

中文词源

amendment：修正案

发音释义：[ə'men(d)m(ə)nt] n. 修正案；改善；改正

结构分析：amendment = amend（修正）+ment（名词后缀）→修正的东西→修正案

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amendment：修正

词源解释见mend词条。

词根词缀： a-离开 + mend错误 + -ment名词词尾