- [countable] correction (to something)
a change that makes something more accurate than it was before 改正；纠正；修正 I've made a few small corrections to your report. 我对你的报告作了几处小的修改。 The paper had to publish a correction to the story. 这家报纸不得不对这则新闻报道发一个更正。
Extra ExamplesI've got to make one or two small corrections to the text before it's finished. 完稿之前我得对文本作一两处小的修改。 Make any necessary corrections before the text is printed. 在文稿付印之前，将需要修改的地方都改好。 Now is the time to make any course corrections. 现在是修正方向的时候了。 These stock-market corrections were expected. 股票市场的这些调整是预料之中的。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- minor
- small
- necessary
- …
- make
- need
- require
- …
- fluid
- for correction
- correction to
- [uncountable]
the act or process of correcting something 改正的行动（或过程） Extra ExamplesThe work was returned the student for correction. 作业被退回给学生修改。 in-flight course correction 飞行中的航向校正
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- minor
- small
- necessary
- …
- make
- need
- require
- …
- fluid
- for correction
- correction to
- [uncountable] (old-fashioned)
punishment 惩罚；处罚；惩治 the correction of young offenders 对失足青少年的管教
Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin correctio(n-), from corrigere ‘make straight, bring into order’, from cor- ‘together’ + regere ‘guide’.