You can picture 'correct' as something that lines up exactly with the true facts or the right answer — no gap, no mistake between what is and what should be. From that one picture, two directions grow: a thing can already BE in that lined-up state (the adjective), or you can ACT to push a wrong thing back into that lined-up state (the verb).

可以想成「對齊」:correct 的東西剛好跟事實或正確答案重疊在一起,中間沒有偏差、沒有錯。從這個畫面長出兩個方向——一個是某樣東西本來就處在這種對齊的狀態(形容詞「正確的」),另一個是你動手把歪掉的東西推回這個對齊的狀態(動詞「改正」)。

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原始詞典資料9 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,摘錄並精簡格式,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

correctadj詞源 1/kəˈɹɛkt/

  • 1

    Free from error; true; accurate.

    • Your test was completely correct, you get 10 out of 10
    • We all agreed they'd made the correct decision.
  • 2

    With good manners; well behaved; conforming with accepted standards of behaviour.

correctadv詞源 1/kəˈɹɛkt/

  • 1

    Correctly.

    • Hope I spelt your name correct.

correctintj詞源 1/kəˈɹɛkt/

  • 1

    Used to indicate acknowledgement or acceptance.

correctnoun詞源 1/kəˈɹɛkt/

  • 1

    A correct response.

    • Having each day's rates of corrects and incorrects written next to the graph also makes it easier for you to check the […] If you also have students count problems incorrect, calling them “not yets,” or “learning opportunities,” or […]

correctverb詞源 2/kəˈɹɛkt/

  • 1

    To make something that was wrong become right; to remove error from.

    • You'll need to correct your posture if you're going to be a professional dancer.
    • The navigator corrected the course of the ship.
  • 2

    To grade (examination papers).

    • The teacher stayed up all night correcting exams.
  • 3

    To inform (someone) of their error.

    • It's rude to correct your parents.
  • 4

    To discipline; to punish.

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