correct

accurate, exact, precise, right, true, correct

correct, rectify, remedy, revise, amend

动词 correct:

1. make right or correct
   同义词：rectify, right
2. make reparations or amends for
   同义词：right, compensate, redress
3. censure severely
   同义词：chastise, castigate, objurgate, chasten
4. adjust for
   同义词：compensate, counterbalance, make up, even out, even off, even up
5. punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience
   同义词：discipline, sort out
6. go down in value
   同义词：decline, slump
7. alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
   同义词：adjust, set
8. treat a defect

形容词 correct:

1. free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth
   同义词：right
2. socially right or correct
   同义词：right
3. in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure
   同义词：right
4. correct in opinion or judgment
   同义词：right

1. Would that be correct?
   这是正确的吗?
2. I think his commentary on this issue is not correct.
   我认为他对这个问题的评论是不正确的。
3. Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't that a llama?' No, it's not.'
   　那是美洲驼吗? 要是我说错了，就请指出来.　｀那不是.＇
4. Your answer to the question is correct.
   你对这个问题的回答是正确的。
5. I corrected my watch by the time signal.
   我按报时信号校正我的表。

cor.rect

v.（动词）
cor.rect.ed,cor.rect.ing,cor.rects
v.tr.（及物动词）

To remove the errors or mistakes from.
改正，修改：去掉…的缺点或错误
To indicate or mark the errors in.
校正：显示或标出错误
To punish for the purpose of improving or reforming.
责罚：为提高或改革的目的而处罚
To remove, remedy, or counteract (a malfunction, for example).
改掉、弥补或抵消（如故障）
To adjust so as to meet a required standard or condition:
矫正，补正：修正以达到要求的标准或条件：
例句：
correct the wheel alignment on a car.
修正汽车上的轮胎准线

v.intr.（不及物动词）
To make corrections.
改正，修改
To make adjustments; compensate:
调整；弥补：
例句：
correcting for the effects of air resistance.
弥补空气阻力的影响

adj.（形容词）
Free from error or fault; true or accurate.
正确的，无误的：无错误的，无过失的；真正的，确切的
Conforming to standards; proper:
符合标准的；合适的：
例句：
correct behavior.
得体的行为

来源：
Middle English correcten
中古英语 correcten
from Latin corrigere corrôct- [to correct]
源自 拉丁语 corrigere corrôct- [纠正]
com- [intensive pref.] * see com-
com- [集合前缀] *参见 com-
regere [to rule] * see reg-
regere [统治] *参见 reg-

【引伸】
correct.able 或
correct.ible
adj.（形容词）
correct.ly
adv.（副词）
correct.ness
n.（名词）
correc.tor
n.（名词）
<参考词汇><同义词>correct,rectify,remedy,redress,reform,revise,amendThese verbs mean to make right what is wrong.
这些动词的意思都是.使错误的变成正确的.。
Correct refers to eliminating faults, errors, or defects:
Correct 指消除过失、错误或缺点：
例句：
correct spelling mistakes;
纠正拼写错误；

例句：
correct a misapprehension.
消除误解。

Rectify stresses the idea of bringing something into conformity with a standard of what is right:
Rectify 强调某物达到与正确的标准相一致的构想：
例句：
The omission of your name from the list will be rectified.
名单对您名字的遗漏会被纠正过来。

例句：
I hope I can find a way to rectify your opinion of my behavior.
我希望能设法使你改变对我行为的看法。

Remedy involves removing or counteracting something considered a cause of harm or damage:
Remedy 包括去掉或抵消某种被认为可以导致伤害或破坏的东西：
例句：
Nothing has been done to remedy the lack.
还没有采取任何措施以弥补这种缺乏。

例句：
He took courses to remedy his abysmal ignorance.
他学课程以弥补他极大的无知。

Redress refers to setting right something considered immoral or unethical and usually involves making reparation:
Redress 指使被认为不道德或不正义的事变正确，通常包括做一些补救：
例句：
The wrong is too great to be redressed.
大错特错以致无法补救。

Reform implies broad change that alters form or character for the better:
Reform 意味着改善形状或特点的广泛变化：
例句：
.Let us reform our schools, and we shall find little reform needed in our prisons. (John Ruskin).
.我们来改善学校吧，那样监狱几乎就不需要改善了. （约翰·罗斯金）。

例句：
.Nothing so needs reforming as other people`s habits. (Mark Twain).
.没有比其他人的习惯更需要改善的东西了. （马克·吐温）。

Revise suggests change that results from reconsideration:
Revise 暗示一种源于重新考虑的变化：
例句：
revise a manuscript;
修改底稿；

例句：
revising the tax laws;
修改税法；

例句：
revise our judgment of the situation.
修正我们对情形的判断。

Amend implies improvement through alteration or correction:
Amend 暗指通过变化或改正的改善：
例句：
.Whenever [the people] shall grow weary of the existing government, they can exercise their constitutional right of amending it, or their revolutionary right to dismember or overthrow it. (Abraham Lincoln).See also Synonyms at punish
.无论什么时候 对现存政府厌倦了， 他们都能行使他们改善政府的宪法权，或者废除、颠覆它的革命权利. （亚伯拉罕·林肯）参见同义词 punish