amendment
/əˈmendmənt/noun
1- a minor change or addition designed to improve something修订, 修正：
an amendment to existing bail laws.
对现有保释法的修正。
1.1
- mass noun the formal proposing of changes to a bill being considered by Parliament（对议会的在议法令的）修正提议：
it is rare for a bill's main proposals to be overturned by amendment
一项法案的主要提议因有人提请修正而被推翻, 这种情形很少见
count noun a lobby from industry tried to force an amendment.一个代表工业的游说团想强行通过一项修正提议。
1.2
Amendment
an article added to the US Constitution美国宪法修正案：the First Amendment.
美国宪法第一修正案。
1.3
- something which is added to soil in order to improve its texture or fertility（土壤结构或肥力的）改善, 改进。
词源
Middle English （in the sense 'improvement， correction'）： from Old French amendement, from amender （see AMEND）.