corrective

corrective
adjective
  1. designed to correct or counteract something harmful or undesirable
    改正的;修正的
    management were informed so that corrective action could be taken.
    管理人员已获通知,因而可以采取纠偏行动。
noun
  1. a thing intended to correct or counteract something else
    校正物;纠正物
    the move might be a corrective to some inefficient practices within hospitals.
    此措施也许可改变医院内部一些低效率的做法。
派生
correctively
adverb
语源
  1. mid 16th cent.: from French correctif, -ive or late Latin correctivus, from Latin correct- 'brought into order' from the verb corrigere (see correct)
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