Word · Frequency #15276
corrective
纠正的；矫正的；改正的
tending or intended to correct or counteract or restore to a normal condition
- 1.
Of or pertaining to correction; serving to correct.
与纠正有关的；用以纠正的。
惩戒的；纪律的；与纠正有关的；用以纠正的。；纠正的；改正的；矫正的
In use
The teacher gave the student some corrective feedback on his essay.
After the accident, the company took corrective measures to improve safety.
She needs to wear corrective lenses to see clearly.
corrective + noun
corrective 作形容词时通常放在名词前，表示‘纠正的、矫正的’。)
The school introduced corrective measures to improve student behavior.
学校引入了纠正措施来改善学生的行为。
a corrective for + condition
corrective 作名词时是可数名词，意为‘矫正装置、矫正物’，常与 for 连用说明所矫正的问题。
The new brace is a corrective for his back injury.
这个新支架是矫正他背部受伤的器械。
Common mistakes
She corrective the errors in my essay.She corrected the errors in my essay.
corrective 是形容词或名词，不能作动词；表示‘纠正’这一动作要用动词 correct，因此这里用过去式 corrected。
It was a corrective answer.It was a correct answer.
corrective 意为‘起纠正作用的、矫正的’，不表示‘正确的’；要表达‘正确的答案’应使用形容词 correct。
Connections
Collocations
- corrective action
- 纠正措施
- The manager promised to take corrective action before the next audit.经理承诺在下次审计前采取纠正措施。
- corrective lenses
- 矫正镜片
- If you need corrective lenses, the eye doctor will give you a prescription.如果你需要矫正镜片，眼科医生会给你开处方。
- corrective surgery
- 矫正手术
- She decided to have corrective surgery on her knee.她决定对膝盖进行矫正手术。
- corrective feedback
- 纠正性反馈
- Students improve faster when they receive corrective feedback on their essays.学生在作文上获得纠正性反馈时进步更快。
- corrective exercise
- 矫正运动
- The physiotherapist recommended some corrective exercise for my posture.理疗师为我的体态推荐了一些矫正运动。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
correct（正确）+ive，联想把错误改到“正确”，就是纠正的、矫正的。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：医学/医疗、教育/教学、管理/纪律 该词多用于正式或专业场合（如医学、教育、管理），日常口语中较少单独使用；具体含义需根据搭配判断，名词指矫正物或矫正装置，形容词表示纠正的、矫正的。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 -ective 结尾，重音在第二个音节，从重读元音到词尾均为 /ektɪv/，因此都和 corrective 押韵。注意拼写相近但读音不同的词，如 negative /ˈneɡətɪv/ 和 active /ˈæktɪv/，它们也以 -tive 结尾，但重音和元音不同，不押韵；还有 correct /kəˈrekt/ 和 correction /kəˈrekʃən/ 拼写相近，但读音也不同。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.