remedy
Definitions
A cure or treatment for an illness; a way of solving or correcting a problem.
疗法，药物；解决办法，补救措施。
(law) a means of enforcing a right or compensating for a wrong.
（法律）救济，补救手段。
To put right or correct (a problem or fault).
纠正，补救，矫正。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedre- (again, back) + medērī (to heal) = 'to heal back,' to restore to health. From the medical sense (a remedy for a cough) it broadened to any fix: a remedy for a problem, a legal remedy. As a verb, to remedy is to put something right. The heal branch, not the middle one.
Root medi still carries 48 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.home remedy家庭偏方
- 2.natural remedy天然疗法
- 3.legal remedy法律救济
- 4.seek a remedy寻求补救
- 5.remedy the situation补救局面
Example Sentences
- 1.
Honey and lemon is an old remedy for a sore throat.
- 2.
There is no quick remedy for years of neglect.
- 3.
The company promised to remedy the safety defects at once.
Easily Confused
remedy vs cure vs solution — a cure removes a disease completely; a remedy treats or relieves it (and need not fully cure). Beyond medicine, remedy = a fix for any problem, where solution is more neutral and general. 'A remedy for' implies something was wrong that you're putting right; 'a solution to' just answers a problem.