amendment 一是（宪法、制定法等的）修正案或补充条款，二是（宪法、制定法等的）修订（程序）。例句：
The Constitution of United States outlines the duties and powers of various elements of government. It also guarantees basic rights to citizens. There are 27 amendments to the Federal Constitution.
译：《美国宪法》规定政府各个部门的职责与权力。它同时保证公民的基本权利。联邦宪法共有27个修正案。
The criminal law amendments abolished the crime of "counter-revolutionary" activity.
译：刑法的修正条款废除了“反革命”活动罪。
In 1967 the U. S. Supreme Court held that the Fourteenth Amendment guaranteed the right to a jury in state criminal trials.
译：美国最高法院于1967年认定，第14条修正案保证州刑事审判中获得陪审团的权利。
