amend/amendment

amend /əˈmend/ vt. 修改，修订：amend a bill (rule, law) 修正一项议案(规章、法律) The thief has amended.这小偷改过自新了。You must amend your pronunciation.你必须改正你的发音。

［辨析］amend为正式用语，指对议案、规章等进行修改，含有积极意味。revise尤指对文章、书籍经过仔细阅读，反复思考后进行改正或修订，使其完善。

amendment n. [u] 修改，改动；[c]修正案：an amendment to the Clean Water Act《净水法》修正案The amendment was rejected by 207 voters to 143.这项修正案以207票对143票被否决。