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corrective

UK //kəˈrektɪv//US //kəˈrektɪv//

词源

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。

adjective

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。)

同义词:remedial, rectifying, amendatory

noun

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。)

同义词:remedy, antidote, solution

常见短语

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。)