correction
UK/kә'rekʃәn/US
高考四级六级B1
释义
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。
词根拆分
词根派生cor-（彻底）+ rect（直的）+ -ion（动作/结果）=「彻底弄直这个动作」。是 correct 的名词：所做的更正，或更正的行为。同样「弄直」之义延伸出 correction 表示矫正人行为的正式义。
词根 rect 还连着 10 个词常用搭配
- 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
例句
- 1.
The editor made a few small corrections to the article.
编辑对文章做了几处小的更正。
- 2.
After the correction, the report finally balanced.
更正之后，报表终于平衡了。
- 3.
He spent two years working in a correctional facility.
他在一所惩教机构工作了两年。