readjustment
UK/,riːə'dʒʌstmənt/US/ri:ә'dʒʌstmәnt/
A2
Definitions
n.
The act of adjusting again to new circumstances
重新调整；再适应
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedre-again, back
+
adjustto, toward, near
+
-mentlaw, right, oath, justice
=readjustment
re- (again) + adjustment = adjusting once more. (The adjust family likely comes from ad- + juxtā 'near,' not jūs 'law'; kept here for now.)
Common Collocations
- 1.period of readjustment重新适应期
- 2.economic readjustment经济调整
- 3.painful readjustment痛苦的重新适应
- 4.social readjustment社会再适应
Example Sentences
- 1.
Moving abroad always involves a long period of readjustment.
- 2.
The economy needs gradual readjustment rather than a sudden shock.