| 单词 | redress |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [ri'dres] |
| 解释 | n.改正，修正 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 n. 改正，修正(correcti on, remedy) 【记】 re(重新)+dress(穿衣 ，整理)→重新整理→ 改正 【例】 The slandered celebrity demanded redress. |
| 字源 | redress (v.) mid-14c., "to correct, reform;" late 14c., "restore, put right" (a wrong, error, offense); "repair; relieve; improve; amend," from Old French redrecier "reform, restore, rebuild" (Modern French redresser), from re- "again" (see re-) + drecier "to straighten, arrange" (see dress (v.)). Formerly used in many more senses than currently. Related: Redressed; redressing. |
| 不择手段背单词 | n. /v. (为错事或伤害而进行的)补偿; 改正, 修正 【记】re重新, dress穿衣－改正 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】re重新 + dress穿衣→重新调整 |
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