English Dictionary

alteration

/ɒl.tə(ɹ)ˈeɪ.ʃən/

noun

The act of altering or making different. / The state of being altered; a change made in the form or nature of a thing; a changed condition.

The alteration of the dress completely changed its appearance.

意味（1）

The act of altering or making different.

…alteration, though it be from worse to better, hath in it inconveniences…

意味（2）

The state of being altered; a change made in the form or nature of a thing; a changed condition.

…and I saw by the alteration in your face that a train of thought had been started.