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修改 — meaning in English

xiū gǎi

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English meaning

  • amend verb To make formal changes to a document, law, or agreement in order to correct or improve it.
  • commit verb To carry out a crime, mistake, or wrongdoing.
  • edit verb To change, correct, or improve a piece of writing, video, or other content.
  • modification noun A change made to something, especially one that adjusts it without changing its basic nature.
  • modify verb To change part of something, usually without altering its overall nature.
  • revision noun The process of reviewing and correcting a piece of work, or the corrected version itself.
  • splice noun A join made by weaving or overlapping two ends of rope, cable, or similar material.

Senses

修改 is used for these senses in English:

  • amend (transitive) To make a formal alteration (in legislation, a report, etc.) by adding, deleting, or rephrasing.
  • commit (programming) The submission of source code or other material to a source control repository.
  • edit (computing) A change in the text of a file, a website or the code of software.
  • modification The act of making a change to something while keeping its essential character intact; an alteration or adjustment. [from 18th c.]
  • modify (transitive) To change part of.
  • revision (countable) A changed edition, or new version; a modification.
  • splice To unite, as spars, timbers, rails, etc., by lapping the two ends together, or by applying a piece which laps upon the two ends, and then binding, or in any way making fast.

amend — full definition

  1. verb To make formal changes to a document, law, or agreement in order to correct or improve it.
  2. verb To improve or correct something more generally.

commit — full definition

  1. verb To carry out a crime, mistake, or wrongdoing.
  2. verb To pledge or bind oneself to a course of action.
  3. verb To save a set of changes permanently, especially in software or version control.

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