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mod·i·fy AHD[mŏdʹə-fī'] D.J.[ˈmɒdəˌfaɪ]K.K.[ˈmɑdəˌfaɪ]v.(动词)mod.i.fied, mod.i.fy.ing, mod.i.fies v.tr.(及物动词)- To change in form or character; alter.变更:在形式或特征上改变,修改
- To make less extreme, severe, or strong:减轻,减缓:在极端程度、严厉程度或强度上减轻:refused to modify her stand on the issue.拒绝减缓她在这一问题上的强硬立场
- Grammar To qualify or limit the meaning of. For example,summer modifies day in the phrase a summer day. 【语法】 修饰:修饰或限制…的意思。例如在短语a summer day 中, summer 修饰 day
- Linguistics To change (a vowel) by umlaut.【语言学】 变换元音:通过元音变化改变(一个元音)
v.intr.(不及物动词)- To be or become modified; change.被修饰;改变
- Middle English modifien 中古英语 modifien
- from Old French modifier 源自 古法语 modifier
- from Latin modificāre [to measure, limit] 源自 拉丁语 modificāre [调整,限定]
- modus [measure] * see med- modus [调整] * 参见 med-
- -ficāre [-fy] -ficāre [前缀,表“使成”]
mod'ifi'abilʹity n.(名词)modʹifi'able adj.(形容词) |