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correction

UK //kəˈrekʃən//US //kəˈrekʃən//

词源

源自拉丁语 'correctionem'(纠正),由 'corrigere'(改正)演变而来,14世纪进入英语。

noun

❶ 指对错误、缺陷或不准确之处的修改或调整,常用于作业批改、数据修订等场景。

“The teacher made several corrections to my essay.”

(老师对我的文章做了几处修改。)

“Please submit the document after correction.”

(请在修改后提交文件。)

❶ 指对行为或思想的改正,强调从错误中调整到正确状态的过程。

“The juvenile detention center focuses on behavior correction.”

(青少年管教中心专注于行为矫正。)

“She underwent vision correction surgery last year.”

(她去年接受了视力矫正手术。)

同义词:amendment, rectification, adjustment

常见短语

make a correction — 表示进行修改或纠正的动作,常用于正式或非正式场合的修正行为。

“I need to make a correction to yesterday's report.”

(我需要对昨天的报告做个修正。)

correction fluid — 专指涂改液,用于遮盖书写或打印错误的白色液体文具。

“She used correction fluid to cover the typo.”

(她用涂改液遮盖了打字错误。)