corrective

英 [kəˈrektɪv]

美 [kəˈrektɪv]

adj.  改正的; 纠正的; 矫正的
n.  起纠正作用的东西; 修改; 纠正

复数：correctives　

Collins.1 / BNC.15276 / COCA.13214

牛津词典

adj.

• 改正的；纠正的；矫正的
  designed to make sth right that was wrong before
  1. We need to take corrective action to halt this country's decline.
     我们得采取纠偏行动来阻止这个国家的衰落。
  2. corrective measures
     纠偏措施
  3. corrective surgery/glasses
     矫正外科 / 眼镜

noun

• 起纠正作用的东西；修改；纠正
  something that helps to give a more accurate or fairer view of sb/sth
  1. I should like to add a corrective to what I have written previously.
     我想对我先前写的内容进行补充修改。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 改正的;纠正的;矫正的
  Correctivemeasures or techniques are intended to put right something that is wrong.
  1. Scientific institutions have been reluctant to take corrective action...
     科学机构一直不愿作出更正。
  2. He has received extensive corrective surgery to his skull.
     他的头骨做过大面积的矫形手术。
• N-COUNT 起纠正作用的东西;修正
  If something is acorrective toa particular view or account, it gives a more accurate or fairer picture than there would have been without it.
  1. ...a useful corrective to the mistaken view that all psychologists are behaviourists.
     对所有的心理学者都是行为主义者这一错误观点的有效纠正

英英释义

noun

• a device for treating injury or disease
  Synonym:restorative

adj

• tending or intended to correct or counteract or restore to a normal condition
  1. corrective measures
  2. corrective lenses
• designed to promote discipline
  1. the teacher's action was corrective rather than instructional
  2. disciplinal measures
  3. the mother was stern and disciplinary
  Synonym:disciplinarydisciplinal

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