correct
英 /kəˈrekt/ 美 /kəˈrekt/
- adj. 正确的；准确的free from mistakes and matching the facts
- v. 改正；纠正；批改to identify mistakes or change something to make it right
- adj. 恰当的；合适的suitable or accepted as proper for a particular situation
You were correct about the keys being under the sofa.
你说钥匙在沙发下面，果然没错。
Teachers should help students correct their mistakes rather than simply provide them with the right answers.
教师应帮助学生纠正错误，而不是仅仅给他们正确答案。
搭配
the correct answer 正确答案correct a mistake 纠正错误correct procedure 正确流程factually correct 符合事实的
辨析提示
既是形容词也是动词；correctly才是副词。
词族
correction (n.)、correctly (adv.)、incorrect (adj.)、correctness (n.)
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