
好词典

源自拉丁语 'correctivus',由 'corrigere'(纠正)和 '-ivus'(形容词后缀)组成,16世纪进入英语。
❶ 用于纠正错误或问题的,具有改正作用的。通常描述能够改善不良状况或行为的事物。
“The teacher took corrective measures to improve the students' spelling.”
(老师采取了纠正措施来改善学生的拼写。)
“He wore corrective lenses to fix his vision problems.”
(他戴矫正镜片来改善视力问题。)
❶ 用于纠正或改善某事物的手段或方法。可以是具体措施或抽象概念。
“The new law serves as a corrective to unfair practices.”
(新法律作为纠正不公平行为的措施。)
“Regular feedback is an important corrective in the learning process.”
(定期反馈是学习过程中的重要纠正手段。)
corrective action — 为纠正已发现问题而采取的具体措施,常用于商业或管理语境。
“The company took immediate corrective action after the safety incident.”
(公司在安全事故后立即采取了纠正措施。)
corrective lens — 用于矫正视力问题的眼镜或隐形眼镜,如近视或远视镜片。
“Her new corrective lenses made everything much clearer.”
(她的新矫正镜片让一切看起来清晰多了。)