1. 修改;變更;改進(jìn) If you modify something, you change it slightly, usually in order to improve it.
e.g. The club members did agree to modify their recruitment policy... 俱樂(lè )部成員的確同意修改吸納新成員的政策。 e.g. The plane was a modified version of the C-130. 這種飛機是C-130的改進(jìn)機型。
modification Relatively minor modifications were required. 只需稍作改動(dòng)。 ...behaviour modification techniques. 行為矯正方法
2. 修飾;限定 A word or group of words that modifies another word describes or classifies something, or restricts the meaning of the word.
e.g. It is a rule of English that adjectives generally precede the noun they modify: we say 'a good cry', not 'a cry good'. 英語(yǔ)規定形容詞通常放在其修飾的名詞前：我們說(shuō) a good cry，不說(shuō) a cry good。
modify英英釋義
modify
verb
1. cause to change make different cause a transformation
e.g. The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue
Synonym: changealter
2. make less severe or harsh or extreme
e.g. please modify this letter to make it more polite he modified his views on same-gender marriage