correction
UK/kә'rekʃәn/US
B1
Definitions
n.
A change that fixes an error; the act of setting something right.
更正，改正；订正。
n.
Punishment intended to reform behavior; the system of prisons (e.g. a correctional facility).
管教，矫正；（监狱）惩戒制度。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedcor- (completely) + rect (straight) + -ion (act/result) = "the act of making completely straight." It is the noun of correct: the fix you make, or the act of fixing. The same "straightening out" gives the formal sense of correction as reforming a person's behavior.
Root rect still carries 10 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.make a correction做出更正
- 2.spelling correction拼写更正
- 3.minor correction小的修正
- 4.correction tape修正带
Example Sentences
- 1.
The editor made a few small corrections to the article.
- 2.
After the correction, the report finally balanced.
- 3.
He spent two years working in a correctional facility.