redress

redress
verb
  1. [with obj.]remedy or set right (an undesirable or unfair situation)
    (对冤屈、不公平等)矫正,补救;平反,洗雪
    the power to redress the grievances of our citizens.
    为公民洗雪冤屈的权力。
    ■(archaic)set upright again
    (古)重新放直
    some ambitious Architect being called to redress a leaning Wall.
    找了一位有抱负的建筑师来改直一堵斜墙。
noun
  1. [mass noun]remedy or compensation for a wrong or grievance
    (对错误、冤屈等)矫正,补救;补偿
    those seeking redress for an infringement of public law rights.
    为公法权利受到侵害而寻求赔偿的人。
常用词组
redress the balance
  1. take action to restore equality in a situation
    使(形势)恢复平衡
派生
redressable
adjective
redressal
noun
redresser
noun
语源
  1. Middle English: the verb from Old French redresser; the noun via Anglo-Norman French redresse
英语宝典
考试词汇表