redress
美[rɪ'dres] 英[rɪ'dres]
n. 赔偿;救济;矫正;缓解
v. 纠正;补偿;革除;惩罚;<古>报答;恢复
英英释义
Noun- a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
- act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil
Verb- make reparations or amends for;
"right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust"
例句
用作名词(n.)- Any man deserves redress if he has been injured unfairly.任何人若蒙受不公平的损害都应获得赔偿。
- You must seek redress in the law courts for the damage to your car.你的车子受到了损坏,你应当通过法律途径要求赔偿。
- If the statute of limitations has run,the plaintiff is without redress.如果过了法定诉讼时效,原告将无法得到救济。
- A fault confessed is half redress.认错改正一半错。
用作动词(v.)- The team has more men than women so we must redress the balance.这个队男的多女的少,所以我们得纠正平衡一下。
- He did all that he could do to redress these wrongs.他尽可能地纠正这些错误。
- He did all that he possibly could to redress the wrongs.他尽了一切努力革除弊端。