correct?
correct? — 形容詞
1. matching the facts and free from mistake.
正確
符合事實或沒有錯
matching the facts and free from mistake.
Jiwoo checked the train time twice to make sure it was correct.
Jiwoo 查了兩次火車時間，確認它是正確的。
be correct about factual information
The answer on Amira's card was correct, so her team won.
Amira 卡片上的答案是正確的，所以她那隊贏了。
According to the map, Liam's street number is not correct.
照著地圖看，Liam 的門牌號碼不正確。
After lunch, the mechanic said the tyre pressure was finally correct.
午飯後，修車師傅說輪胎胎壓終於正確了。
文法句型
be correct
用法筆記
Often used for answers, numbers, facts, and details that can be checked.
2. showing manners or language that people see as proper and acceptable.
得體
符合禮貌和規矩
showing manners or language that people see as proper and acceptable.
Kwame wore a dark jacket because it was the correct choice for court.
Kwame 穿深色外套，因為那樣去法院才算得體。
At dinner, Mayumi used the correct title when she greeted Professor Chen.
吃晚飯時，Mayumi 跟陳教授打招呼時用了得體的稱呼。
In that village, speaking softly to elders is considered correct.
在那個村子裡，對長輩輕聲說話被認為是得體的。
The nurse gave the family the correct way to ask questions politely.
護理師告訴那家人，要怎樣發問才算得體有禮。
- proper
closest in meaning for manners and behaviour
- appropriate
broader and often less social
- polite
focuses on kindness in behaviour or speech
文法句型
the correct way to do something
用法筆記
This sense is about socially accepted behaviour, titles, or manners, not factual truth like sense 1.
correct? — 動詞
1. to remove a mistake or change something until it is right.
改正
把錯誤改成對的
to remove a mistake or change something until it is right.
Henrik corrected the date on the poster before the shop opened.
店開門前，Henrik 把海報上的日期改正了。
correct + written detail
After class, Tamar corrected three spelling errors in her report.
下課後，Tamar 改正了報告裡三個拼字錯誤。
The bank clerk corrected my account number on the form.
銀行行員把表格上的帳號改正了。
Please correct the total before you send the bill to Cyrus.
把總額改正後，再把帳單寄給 Cyrus。
文法句型
correct + noun
用法筆記
Usually takes an error, number, sentence, or piece of work as its object.
2. to improve a body problem with treatment or a device.
矯正
治療或器具改善身體問題
to improve a body problem with treatment or a device.
The new glasses corrected João's blurred vision within a few days.
新眼鏡幾天內就矯正了 João 的視力模糊。
correct a medical condition with equipment
Doctors hope the brace will correct the curve in her back.
醫生希望支架能矯正她背部的彎曲。
Surgery corrected Meera's hearing problem enough for normal classes.
手術把 Meera 的聽力問題改善到能正常上課。
Early treatment can correct some foot problems in young children.
及早治療能矯正幼兒某些足部問題。
- treat
broader medical word
- improve
less specific about full repair
- straighten
used for some physical problems such as teeth or bones
- worsen
make the condition more serious
文法句型
correct + physical problem
用法筆記
Used for treatment, surgery, braces, glasses, and similar medical help, not for ordinary mistakes like sense 1.
3. said before you gently tell someone that they may be mistaken.
請指正
客氣地請人更正自己
said before you gently tell someone that they may be mistaken.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but the meeting starts at nine.
如果我說錯，請指正，不過會議是九點開始。
formula for polite disagreement
Professor Lin, correct me if I'm wrong, yet this file is already signed.
Professor Lin，如果我說錯請指正，不過這份文件已經簽好了。
If I'm wrong, please correct me, but Amira booked the tickets yesterday.
如果我說錯，請指正，不過 Amira 是昨天訂票的。
I may be wrong, so correct me: didn't the rule change last month?
也許我記錯了，請指正：這條規定不是上個月就改了嗎？
- if I may say so
polite preface before a comment
- if I'm not mistaken
checks a fact more than it challenges another speaker
文法句型
correct me if I'm wrong
用法筆記
Most often appears in the set phrase 'correct me if I'm wrong' before a polite challenge or check.
4. to deal with someone's fault by punishing them or forcing better behaviour.
責罰
因過錯而懲戒他人
to deal with someone's fault by punishing them or forcing better behaviour.
The teacher corrected the boys after they laughed at the new student.
那幾個男生嘲笑新同學後，被老師責罰了。
correct + person after a fault
Harsh rules were used to correct workers who came late.
嚴格的規定被用來責罰遲到的工人。
In the old army, officers corrected soldiers for small mistakes.
在舊時軍隊裡，軍官會因小錯責罰士兵。
The school tried to correct bad behaviour with extra chores.
學校想用額外勞動來糾治不良行為。
- discipline
general word for training or punishment
- punish
stresses the penalty itself
- chastise
formal and literary
- forgive
choose not to punish
文法句型
correct + person for + fault
用法筆記
This older sense is about discipline after wrongdoing, not simply showing someone an error like sense 1.