modification
modification — 名詞
1. a small but noticeable change made to something, often to improve how it works o
修改；調整
為了改善或適應而做的改變
a small but noticeable change made to something, often to improve how it works or to make it better suit a purpose
The engineer made a small modification to the engine to make it run more quietly.
工程師對引擎做了一項小修改，讓它運轉時更安靜。
pattern: make a modification to [something]
Several modifications to the original plan allowed the project to move forward on time.
對原始計畫做了幾項修改後，專案終於能準時推展。
After one more modification, the design should be ready for production.
再經過一次修改，這項設計就可以準備投產了。
Lien's recipe was a modification of her grandmother's traditional noodle dish.
Lien 的食譜是在她祖母的傳統麵食基礎上修改而成的。
The latest software modification fixed a security problem that had worried users for weeks.
最新的軟體修改修正了一個使用者擔心了好幾個星期的安全問題。
- adjustment
a very small change, often to settings or position
- alteration
a change in appearance or structure, often more noticeable than a modification
- revision
a change to written or planned material
- amendment
a formal change, especially to a document or law
- preservation
keeping something in its original state without change
文法句型
make + modification(s) + to + noun phrase
undergo + modification
用法筆記
Can be both countable (a modification, several modifications) and uncountable (modification of something). The preposition 'to' is most common when specifying what was changed: make a modification to the design.
常見錯誤
2. in grammar, the relationship in which one word gives more information about anot
修飾
一個詞對另一個詞提供額外說明的語法關係
in grammar, the relationship in which one word gives more information about another word, such as an adjective describing a noun or an adverb describing a verb
In English, adding '-ly' to 'quick' is a common type of modification that creates an adverb.
在英文中，在 quick 後面加上 -ly 是常見的修飾方式，會形成副詞。
grammar concept: suffix creates modifier
The teacher showed how modification works when an adjective gives more detail about a noun.
老師解釋了修飾如何運作，例如形容詞對名詞提供更多細節的時候。
In the phrase 'bright red car,' the word 'bright' is a modification of the word 'red.'
在 bright red car 這個片語中，bright 是對 red 這個字的修飾。
Felix studied the concept of modification in his linguistics class last semester.
Felix 上學期在語言學課上學到了修飾這個概念。
- qualification
a more formal term for limiting or specifying a word's meaning
- description
broader and less technical than modification
文法句型
modification + of + noun + by + modifier
用法筆記
This is a technical grammar term, distinct from sense 1. It is restricted to describing relationships between words in a sentence — not any kind of change to language. Typically used with the preposition 'of' and 'by': modification of a noun by an adjective.