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emendatory

/ee-muhn-dey-shuhn, em-uhn-/US // ˌi mənˈdeɪ ʃən, ˌɛm ən- //UK // (ˌiːmɛnˈdeɪʃən) //

补语,补遗,补记,补记性

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a correction or change, as of a text.
    • : the act of emending.

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Examples

  • The suggested emendation satisfies the conditions, and makes better sense.

  • Giffords emendation to lived for the sake of grammatical regularity, which is followed by all later editors, is unwarranted.

  • The translation of this line is founded solely on a conjectural emendation of the text.

  • One instance, though practically certain, is the result of conjectural emendation.

  • It was not what Caroline meant to say, but she accepted the emendation, with just the slightest air of deprecation.