| 词汇 | correct |
| 释义 | correct /kә`rєkt/ (过去式: corrected; 过去完成式: corrected; 现在进行式: correcting) v.t. To set straight; make right. 修正；改正。 The teacher corrected our spelling tests. 老师批改我们的拼字测验。 To cure, as a person, of a fault. 改过；矫正。 The doctor corrected my poor eyesight with glasses. 医生用眼镜来矫正我的视力。 To punish for faults. 惩罚。 Parents seem unwilling to correct their children these days. 现代的父母似乎不愿意惩罚他们的孩子。 To counteract; neutralize. 消解；抵消；中和。 The good philosopher was leaning a little in the other direction to correct the excess of my hellenizing zeal. 这位和蔼的哲人逐渐倾向于另一观点以匡正我过份的希腊狂热。 adj. Exact; accurate; free from error. 正确的；精密的；无误的。 That is not the correct answer. 那不是正确的答案。 Measuring up to or meeting a standard of morals, taste, manners, etc. 正当的；适当的；合宜的。 idoms politically correct 政治立场正确的。通常指言行不冒犯他人，尤其是在性别、宗教信仰、或种族等方面。 cf. Accurate, exact, precise are alike in expressing an agreement with the demands of truth or of some standard. Accurate, exact, precise 三字皆含合乎实情或某种标准之意。 Correct means keeping these demands without fault or mistake. Correct 指合乎此种条件而无误。 a correct statement 正确之叙述。 Accurate emphasizes the idea of great care in all details. Accurate 强调细节确实精准。 accurate measurements 精密量度。 Exact puts emphasis on absolute agreement with a fact or standard, whether or not this is accomplished by care. Exact 指与事实或标准吻合，不一定是用心求得的。 the exact words 一字不差。 the exact time 准确时间。 Precise sometimes adds to the meaning of exact the idea of too great care in details, or fussiness. Precise 有时于 exact 之意义外，尚有过份要求细处无误之意。 derivatives adv. correctly. n. correctness. adj. correctable. n. corrector. synonyms accurate, exact, precise, rectify. |
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