reform
amendment
conversion
reformation【导航词义:改变】
reform n. 改进,改革
〔辨析〕指为改善体制或组织而进行的变革。
〔例证〕
a reform of the legal system
法律制度的改革
His proposal was about a much-needed programme of political reform.
他的提案是关于当前亟需的政治改革方案。
Reforms were made to provide a fairer legal system.
为使司法制度更加公平合理而实施了改革。
amendment n. 修改,改动
〔辨析〕指对法律、文件等进行的较小的改动、完善或补充,常后接介词 to。
〔例证〕
He made some amendments to his speech.
他对自己的演说作了一些修改。
The president is about to make an amendment to the resolution.
总统将要对决议进行修订。
conversion n. 转变,改变
〔辨析〕指形式、目的、体制等方面发生的改变;也指宗教上的皈依。
〔例证〕
The motel is undergoing conversion into apartments.
这家汽车旅馆正在被改建成公寓套房。
Students should be familiar with the metric conversion table.
学生应该熟知公制换算表。
It's hard to believe his conversion to Christianity.
很难相信他皈依了基督教。
reformation n. 〈正式〉改进,改革
〔辨析〕指为改善某事而进行的彻底变革,the Reformation 则指欧洲 16 世纪的一场宗教改革。
〔例证〕
He's undergone something of a reformation.
可以说他经历了脱胎换骨般的变化。
What happened at the time of the Reformation?
宗教改革时期发生了什么?
What are the achievements of the Protestant Reformation?
新教改革取得了哪些成就?