modify — 英語辞典

動詞

1. To change part of.

   用法

   • 他動詞

   例文

   Her publisher advised her to modify a few parts of the book to make it easier to read.

2. To be or become modified.

   用法

   • 自動詞

3. To set bounds to; to moderate.

   用法

   • 他動詞

4. To qualify the meaning of.

   用法

   • 他動詞

   例文

   その他の例文 (1)

   There is inherently no ordering to the modification and no hierarchy of modification: that is, both adjectives modify the substantive and both apply equally to the substantive[…]

   Adjectives modify nouns.

動詞

1. make less severe or harsh or extreme

   上位語

   change

   例文

   please modify this letter to make it more polite

   he modified his views on same-gender marriage

2. add a modifier to a constituent

   同義語

   qualify

   上位語

   add

3. cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

   同義語

   changealter

   上位語

   inducestimulatecausehavegetmake

   例文

   The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city

   The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue