modify
/ˈmɒdɪfaɪ/verb
1-ies, -ied
with obj. make partial or minor changes to (something), typically so as to improve it or to make it less extreme修改, 更改; 改变：she may be prepared to modify her views
她或许准备修改自己的观点
as adj. modified a modified version of the aircraft.该飞机的改进机型。
1.1
- Biology transform (a structure) from its original anatomical form during development or evolution【生】使改形, 使转化。
1.2
- Grammar (especially of an adjective) restrict or add to the sense of (a noun)【语法】（尤指形容词）修饰（名词）：
the target noun is modified by a 'direction' word.
目标名词被一“方向”词修饰。
1.3
- Phonetics pronounce (a speech sound) in a way that is different from the norm for that sound【语音】变（音）。
派生词
modifiable
adjectivemodificatory
adjective词源
late Middle English: from Old French modifier, from Latin modificare, from modus （see MODE）.