codicil

• n. 遺囑的附錄

來自code, 原義為記錄，記載。-cil, 小詞後綴。後成為法律術語，固定為現詞義。

codicil (n.)

early 15c., from Middle French codicille, from Latin codicillus "a short writing, a small writing tablet," diminutive of codex (genitive codicis), see code (n.).

1. She add a codicil to her will just before she die.

她臨終前在遺囑上加了附錄.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》