喜樂美語

核心畫面

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…更多收起可以想成「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」）。

Two branches

處在對齊狀態（形容詞）

這一族是「已經對齊」的那一面：拿一個東西去比對標準，剛好吻合，就說它是 correct。從最硬的「答案對不對」一路放寬到「合不合場合」「合不合禮數」。

accurate · adjective · A2

Having no mistakes; matching the true facts or the right answer.

正確的

動手推回對齊（動詞）

同一個「對齊」畫面，但這次是動作面：東西現在是歪的、錯的，你出手把它扳回正確的位置。形容詞描述「已經對齊的狀態」，動詞描述「把它弄到對齊」的這個動作。

fix, make right · verb · A2

To change something so that it is right, or to make it work the way it should.

改正 / 修正

原始詞典資料9 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，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.

資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。