correct
释义
Free from error; in accordance with fact or truth.
正确的;无误的,符合事实的。
Conforming to accepted standards of behavior or taste; proper.
得体的;合乎规范的,恰当的。
To put right; to remove the errors or faults from something.
改正,纠正;订正(错误)。
词根拆分
词根派生cor-(com- 的变体,「彻底」)+ rect(被弄直)=「彻底弄直」。把歪的东西弄直,正是你对错误所做的事,所以动词 correct 是「改正」。东西一旦被彻底弄直就「对了」,于是有了形容词 correct「正确的」。
词根 rect 还连着 10 个词常用搭配
- 1.correct answer正确答案
- 2.correct procedure正确步骤
- 3.politically correct政治正确
- 4.correct a mistake改正错误
例句
- 1.
Make sure your answer is correct before you hand in the test.
交卷前确认你的答案正确。
- 2.
She gave a polite but correct reply to the awkward question.
面对那个尴尬的问题,她给出了礼貌而得体的回答。
- 3.
The teacher took an hour to correct all the essays.
老师花了一小时批改所有的作文。
- 4.
Please correct me if I'm wrong about the dates.
如果我把日期记错了,请纠正我。
易混词辨析
correct 和 right 都表示「没错」,但 correct 更正式、更客观(the correct answer 正确答案),right 更口语,还可表示道德或个人判断(you're right 你说得对,the right thing to do 该做的事)。考试里 correct 强调事实无误,right 还能表示「合适」。