[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
Middle English: via Old French from Latin correctio(n-), from corrigere 'make straight, bring into order' (see correct)