rectify

• vt. 改正；精馏；整流

rect-,直的，正确的，-fy,使。

rectify (v.)

c. 1400, from Old French rectifier, literally "to make straight" (14c.), from Late Latin rectificare "make right," from Latin rectus "straight" (see right (adj.1)) + root of facere "to make" (see factitious). Related: Rectified; rectifying.

1. Only an act of Congress could rectify the situation.

只有国会法案才能矫正这种形势。

来自柯林斯例句

2. to rectify a fault

改正缺点

来自《权威词典》

3. Please rectify the mistakes in my bill.

请改正我账单上的错误.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. The matter will rectify itself in a few days.

那件事过几天就会变好.

来自辞典例句

5. Measures to increase ventilation will rectify the problem.

增进通气的措施纠正这种情况.

来自辞典例句