- [countable]
a change to something that makes it different 改变；变化 major/minor alterations 大／小改变 - alteration to something
They are making some alterations to the house. 他们正在对这栋房子做一些改动。 - alteration in something
an alteration in the baby’s heartbeat 这婴儿心搏的变化
Extra ExamplesWe will have to make a slight alteration to the plans. 我们将不得不对这些计划作小小的改动。 There will be no alteration in corporation tax. 公司税不会有变化。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- dramatic
- extensive
- fundamental
- …
- carry out
- do
- make
- …
- alteration in
- alteration to
- [uncountable]
the act of making a change to something 改变；更改；改动 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- dramatic
- extensive
- fundamental
- …
- carry out
- do
- make
- …
- alteration in
- alteration to
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, or from late Latin alteratio(n-), from the verb alterare, from Latin alter ‘other’.