correction

/kəˈrekʃn/ n.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

改正；纠正；修改

释义与例句

n. 改正；纠正；修改
the act of making something right by changing it, or a change that is made to correct a mistake
  1. The teacher made several corrections to my essay.
    老师对我的作文做了几处修改。
  2. I need to make a correction to the previous statement.
    我需要对之前的陈述做一个更正。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. The correction of the data took all afternoon.
    校正这些数据花了整整一个下午。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 correct（改正）+ -ion（名词后缀）= 纠正、修改；“对……作出更正”说 make a correction to。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • correct 正确的；改正
    correction 对应的形容词或动词原形。
  • correctly 正确地
    correct 的副词形式。
同义词
  • revision 修订；修改
    correction 强调改正错误；revision 强调对内容进行修订、更新，不一定是因为有错。
    The book went through several revisions before publication. 这本书出版前经过了多次修订。
反义词
  • error 错误；差错
    correction 是纠正错误的行为或结果；error 是被纠正的对象，概念上相对。
    The report contains several factual errors. 这份报告包含几处事实错误。
常见搭配
  • make a correction 作出更正
    I would like to make a correction to my earlier answer. 我想对我之前的回答作一个更正。
  • in need of correction 需要纠正
    His behaviour is in need of correction. 他的行为需要纠正。