redress
英[r?'dres]
美[r?'dr?s]
- vt. 救濟；賠償；糾正；重新調整
- n. 救濟；賠償；矯正
詞態變化
復數:?redresses;第三人稱單數:?redresses;過去式:?redressed;過去分詞:?redressed;現在分詞:?redressing;
中文詞源
redress 糾正，矯正
re-,再，重新，-dress,拉直，引導，詞源同 direct,address,right.
英文詞源
- redress (v.)
- mid-14c., "to correct, reform;" late 14c., "restore, put right" (a wrong, error, offense); "repair; relieve; improve; amend," from Old French redrecier "reform, restore, rebuild" (Modern French redresser), from re- "again" (see re-) + drecier "to straighten, arrange" (see dress (v.)). Formerly used in many more senses than currently. Related: Redressed; redressing.
雙語例句
- 1. He is seeking redress for what he alleges was an unfair demotion.
- 他要求糾正他所聲稱的不公正的降級這一錯誤。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. to redress an injustice
- 糾正不公
來自《權威詞典》
- 3. Any man deserves redress if he has been injured unfairly.
- 任何人若蒙受不公平的損害都應獲得賠償.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 4. You must seek redress in the law courts.
- 你應當通過法律途徑要求賠償.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. More and more victims turn to litigation to redress wrongs done to them.
- 越來越多的受害人通過訴訟來申雪冤屈。
來自柯林斯例句