modification
/ˌmɒdɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/noun
mass noun
1- the action of modifying something修改, 更改; 改型, 改装; 改变：
the parts supplied should fit with little or no modification.
所提供部件应当无需多少修改就可相配。
1.1
- count noun a change made修改, 改型, 改变, 改装：
a number of modifications are being carried out to the engines.
正在对这些引擎进行许多改装。
词源
late 15th cent. （in Scots law, denoting the assessment of a payment）： from French, or from Latin modificatio（n-）, from modificare （see MODIFY）.