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正确的;恰当的,端正的纠正,修改;校正,矫正

资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Correct \Cor*rect"\ (k[^o]r*r[e^]kt"), a. [L. correctus, p. p.
   of corrigere to make straight, to correct; cor- + regere to
   lead straight: cf. F. correct. See {Regular}, {Right}, and
   cf. {Escort}.]
   Set right, or made straight; hence, conformable to truth,
   rectitude, or propriety, or to a just standard; not faulty or
   imperfect; free from error; as, correct behavior; correct
   views.

         Always use the most correct editions.    --Felton.

   Syn: Accurate; right, exact; precise; regular; faultless. See
        {Accurate}.

Correct \Cor*rect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Corrected}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Correcting}.]
   1. To make right; to bring to the standard of truth, justice,
      or propriety; to rectify; as, to correct manners or
      principles.

            This is a defect in the first make of some men's
            minds which can scarce ever be corrected afterwards.
                                                  --T. Burnet.

   2. To remove or retrench the faults or errors of; to amend;
      to set right; as, to correct the proof (that is, to mark
      upon the margin the changes to be made, or to make in the
      type the changes so marked).

   3. To bring back, or attempt to bring back, to propriety in
      morals; to reprove or punish for faults or deviations from
      moral rectitude; to chastise; to discipline; as, a child
      should be corrected for lying.

            My accuser is my 'prentice; and when I did correct
            him for his fault the other day, he did vow upon his
            knees he would be even with me.       --Shak.

   4. To counteract the qualities of one thing by those of
      another; -- said of whatever is wrong or injurious; as, to
      correct the acidity of the stomach by alkaline
      preparations.

   Syn: To amend; rectify; emend; reform; improve; chastise;
        punish; discipline; chasten. See {Amend}.

资料来源 : WordNet®

correct
     v 1: make right or correct; "Correct the mistakes"; "rectify the
          calculation" [syn: {rectify}, {right}] [ant: {falsify}]
     2: make reparations or amends for; "right a wrongs done to the
        victims of the Holocaust" [syn: {right}, {compensate}, {redress}]
        [ant: {wrong}]
     3: censure severely; "She chastised him for his insensitive
        remarks" [syn: {chastise}, {castigate}, {objurgate}, {chasten}]
     4: adjust or make up for; "engineers will work to correct the
        effects or air resistance" [syn: {compensate}, {counterbalance},
         {even out}, {even off}, {even up}]
     5: punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience; "The
        teacher disciplined the pupils rather frequently" [syn: {discipline},
         {sort out}]
     6: go down in value; "the stock market corrected"; "prices
        slumped" [syn: {decline}, {slump}]
     7: alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a
        standard; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the
        alignment of the front wheels" [syn: {adjust}, {set}]
     8: treat a defect; "The new contact lenses will correct for his
        myopia"

correct
     adj 1: free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth;
            "the correct answer"; "the correct version"; "the
            right answer"; "took the right road"; "the right
            decision" [syn: {right}] [ant: {incorrect}, {incorrect}]
     2: socially right or correct; "it isn't right to leave the
        party without saying goodbye"; "correct behavior" [syn: {right}]
     3: in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure;
        "what's the right word for this?"; "the right way to open
        oysters" [syn: {right}]
     4: correct in opinion or judgment; "time proved him right"
        [syn: {right}] [ant: {wrong}]