correction

correction
noun
  1. [mass noun]the action or process of correcting something
    改正;纠正;校正
    I checked the typing for errors and sent it back for correction.
    我检查了打字错误,然后将它送回去改正。
    ■[count noun]a change that rectifies an error or inaccuracy
    纠正;改正
    he made a few corrections to my homework.
    他改正了我家庭作业上的几个错误。
    ■used to introduce an amended version of something one has just said
    (修改说话中的错误时说的)不对
    after today — correction, she thought grimly, after tonight — she'd never see him again.
    过了今天——不对,她痛苦地想——过了今晚,她就再也见不到他了。
    ■[count noun]a quantity adjusting a numerical result to allow for a departure from standard conditions
    (数据)上下浮动值
    ■(N. Amer. or dated)punishment, especially that of criminals in prison intended to rectify their behaviour
    (北美或旧)惩罚;(尤指)改造(罪犯)
语源
  1. Middle English: via Old French from Latin correctio(n-), from corrigere 'make straight, bring into order' (see correct)
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