designed to make something right that was wrong before 改正的；纠正的；矫正的 We need to take corrective action to halt this country's decline. 我们得采取纠偏行动来阻止这个国家的衰落。 corrective measures 纠偏措施 corrective surgery/glasses 矫正外科／眼镜
Oxford Collocations DictionaryCorrective is used with these nouns:- action
- measure
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French correctif, -ive or late Latin correctivus, from Latin correct- ‘brought into order’ from the verb corrigere ‘make straight, bring into order’, from cor- ‘together’ + regere ‘guide’.
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- corrective (to something)
something that helps to give a more accurate or fairer view of somebody/something 起纠正作用的东西；修改；纠正 Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French correctif, -ive or late Latin correctivus, from Latin correct- ‘brought into order’ from the verb corrigere ‘make straight, bring into order’, from cor- ‘together’ + regere ‘guide’.
corrective
Words used to describe medical treatments, appliances and medicines: antenatal, antibacterial, aseptic...
Made better or making something better: improved, enhanced, remedial...
Ways of solving problems: solution, compromise, remedy...
Improvement and improvements: improvement, gain, quantum leap...
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