a.mend.ment

amendment的音标和读音：
DJ音标发音： [əˈmendmənt]
KK音标发音： [əˈmɛndmənt]

amendment的词性：
n.（名词）

1. The act of changing for the better; improvement:
改进；改善：

“Society may sometimes show signs of repentance and amendment”(George G Coulton)
“社会有时可能会显示出一些悔过和改进的迹象”(乔治G库尔顿)

2. A correction or an alteration, as in a manuscript.
稿件改正，稿件修改

3. Formal revision of, addition to, or change, as in a bill or a constitution.
修正案，修正条款：对法案、宪法的正式修改、增补或改变

4. A statement of such a change:
修正案：对这种变化的声明：

The 19th Amendment to the Constitution gave women the right to vote.
宪法的第十九条修正案赋予了妇女的选举权