redress

英[rɪ'dres]美[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

    • 记忆方法

    词源词根法
    re-，再，重新，-dress，拉直，引导，词源同direct，address，right.
      verb(动词)
      1. 纠正，矫正；补偿，向…赔偿损失
      noun(名词)
      1. （对伤害或虐待所致损失的）赔偿，赔款

    双解例句

    verb(动词)
    1. 纠正，矫正；补偿，向…赔偿损失

      Most managers, politicians and bosses are men – how can women redress the balance (= make the situation fairer and more equal)?

      大多数的经理、政治家和老板都是男性——女性怎样才能改变这种不平衡的状况呢？

    noun(名词)
    1. （对伤害或虐待所致损失的）赔偿，赔款

      He went to the industrial tribunal to seek redress for the way his employers had discriminated against him.

      因为雇主对他有所歧视，他走上了劳资仲裁法庭为自己讨回公道。

    小知识

    The verb redress is used when you are supposed to fix a problem and make amends. You want your parents to redress the fact that you don't have a pet. Your parents offer to get a hamster, but instead, you say you want a monkey.

    Redress can be used as both a noun and a verb. In the noun form, it is the compensation for setting something right. As a verb it means to correct, right a wrong, or make restitution for something. The union organizers wanted the company to redress the fact that workers weren't getting lunch breaks.

    实用短语

    1. seek redress

      要求赔偿,索赔

    2. redress damage

      赔偿损失

    3. legal redress

      法律补救,翻译,法律救济

    4. redress the balance

      公平处理,修复平衡

    5. redress the scales

      主持公道,作公平的调整

    6. noise redress

      减低噪音

    7. redress number

      识别号码,旅客护照识别号码,防同名编号,身份纠正识别号

    8. redress a grievance

      乌盆记

    9. judicial redress

      司法赔偿

    常用短语

    1. seek redress

      要求赔偿；寻求解决办法

    单词用法

    词组短语
    seek redress要求赔偿；寻求解决办法；

    同义词

    rectify  /  remedy  /  relieve  /  fix  /  mend  /  repair  /  correct  /  right