rectify
의미: To put right something that is wrong, faulty, or unsatisfactory, especially through deliberate corrective action.
Rectify is more formal than 'fix' or 'correct' and implies a considered, often institutional response to an identified problem. It is a staple of business correspondence, official reports, and quality assurance — 'steps to rectify the situation.' In engineering, it has a specific technical meaning: to convert alternating current to direct current. The word suggests that the error is acknowledged and that action is being taken to address it.
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- The company promised to rectify the billing error and issue a full refund within fourteen working days. 该公司承诺纠正计费错误,并在十四个工作日内全额退款。La empresa prometió rectificar el error de facturación y emitir un reembolso completo en un plazo de catorce días laborables.会社は請求ミスを是正し、14営業日以内に全額返金すると約束した。회사는 청구 오류를 시정하고 14영업일 이내에 전액 환불하겠다고 약속했다.
- Inspectors identified serious failings in the care home and gave the provider three months to rectify them. 检查人员发现该养老院存在严重不足,并给予运营者三个月的时间来纠正这些问题。Los inspectores detectaron graves deficiencias en la residencia y dieron al proveedor tres meses para rectificarlas.検査官は介護施設の深刻な不備を指摘し、事業者に3か月の是正期間を与えた。검사관들은 요양시설의 심각한 결함을 확인하고 운영자에게 3개월의 시정 기한을 부여했다.
- Unless the structural defects are rectified promptly, the building will have to be condemned. 除非结构缺陷得到及时纠正,否则该建筑将不得不被宣布为危房。A menos que los defectos estructurales se rectifiquen con prontitud, el edificio tendrá que ser declarado en ruina.構造上の欠陥が速やかに是正されなければ、その建物は使用禁止にせざるを得ないだろう。구조적 결함이 신속하게 시정되지 않으면, 해당 건물은 사용 금지 판정을 받아야 할 것이다.
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사용 가이드
맥락: professional, journalism
어조: neutral
기원과 역사
From Latin rectificare, from rectus (right, straight) + facere (to make). Entered English in the late 14th century via Old French rectifier.
문화적 배경
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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