Word · Frequency #11593
redress
纠正；补救；赔偿
核心释义
to set right or remedy something such as a wrong, injury, or imbalance
- 1.
重新整理；纠正；修正；修订
To put in order again; to set right; to revise.
- 2.
重新穿着；再次穿衣
To dress again.
- 3.
纠正(错误)；修复(伤害或损失)；补偿；补救；解除(痛苦等)
To set right (a wrong); to repair, (an injury or damage); to make amends for; to remedy; to relieve from.
- 4.
重新装饰已有的电影布景以使其充当另一个布景
To redecorate a previously existing film set so that it can double for another set.
- 5.
向(某人)赔偿或补偿；使解除不公正或压迫；给予救济
To make amends or compensation to; to relieve of anything unjust or oppressive; to bestow relief upon.
重新穿衣；重新布置（电影）布景；重新整理；纠正；修正；修订；重新穿着；再次穿衣；纠正(错误)；修复(伤害或损失)；补偿；补救；解除(痛苦等)
用法In use
The government must redress the imbalance in funding between schools.
用法提示：动词redress表示'纠正'，这里后接宾语imbalance，指改正不公平状况。
He sought to redress the wrongs done to his family by filing a lawsuit.
用法提示：动词redress表示'赔偿'，后接wrongs，指对错误行为进行补偿。
The company redressed the customer's complaint by offering a full refund.
用法提示：动词redressed是过去式，表示'补救'，后接complaint，指对问题采取补救措施。
redress + noun phrase
最常用结构，表示纠正或补救某事。
The company redressed the complaint by offering a refund.
公司通过提供退款来纠正投诉。
redress a grievance / wrong
常用于法律或正义语境，指平反冤屈。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- redress the balance
- 恢复平衡；纠正不公
- The new policy is intended to redress the balance between rich and poor.新政策旨在纠正贫富之间的不平衡。
- redress a wrong
- 纠正错误；平反
- She spent years trying to redress the wrong done to her family.她花了多年时间试图为她的家庭所受的不公平反。
- redress grievances
- 申冤；处理不满
- Workers have the right to redress grievances through official channels.工人有权通过正式渠道申冤。
- redress an injustice
- 弥补不公；纠正冤屈
- The court's decision redressed an injustice that had lasted decades.法院的裁决纠正了持续数十年的冤屈。
- redress the damage
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把“redress”拆成 re（再）+ dress（穿衣）：衣冠不整再整理好，正是“纠正、补救”的意思。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：legal contexts、formal written complaints、serious news reporting 该词表示“纠正、补救”时通常用于正式语境，多出现在法律文书、正式申诉或严肃新闻报道中，日常口语中较少使用。注意它另有“重新穿衣”和“重新布置（电影）布景”等专业性较强的义项。
语法说明Grammar Note
常接问题、错误等作宾语
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the same stressed vowel /ɛ/ and ending /-s/ with the target. Words containing 'dress' (dress, undress, address) are direct spelling matches for the ending chunk. Words containing 'press' (press, express, impress) sound the same despite the 'pr' spelling. No common lookalikes that sound different are included.
用法优先级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。
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